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Published online 18 February 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.606
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Polar creatures squeaked through last ice age
Studies highlight vulnerability of extreme southern ecosystem.
The creatures living in Antarctic oceans are accustomed to being cold. But even they barely survived the extra-frigid temperatures of the last ice age, a new study suggests.
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