How an Arctic Squirrel Survives Winter | Wild Alaska | BBC Earth

Out in the tundra the Arctic ground squirrel is awakening from his eight month hibernation, the longest deepest hibernation of any animal on Earth and pretty soon the females will awake too. Taken from Wild Alaska. Subscribe: WATCH MORE: New on Earth: Oceanscapes: Wild Thailand: Welcome to BBC EARTH! The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Here you’ll find 50 years worth of astounding, entertaining, thought-provoking and educational natural history content. Dramatic, rare, and exclusive, nature doesn’t get more exciting than this. This is a commercial channel from BBC Studios. Service & Feedback