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Figure 1. Freshwater turtle species living at northern latitudes, such as Trachemys scripta species, avoid freezing by overwintering at the bottom of frozen lakes and ponds. As they cannot surface to breath during winter, they enter a state of deep metabolic depression to conserve energy until the ice melts.
![Figure 1. Freshwater turtle species living at northern latitudes, such as Trachemys scripta species, avoid freezing by overwintering at the bottom of frozen lakes and ponds. As they cannot surface to breath during winter, they enter a state of deep metabolic depression to conserve energy until the ice melts.](/cms/asset/45378550-0c20-444a-bdbd-d647a8fa8f86/ktmp_a_978167_f0001_c.jpg)