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    Why Geese Don't Get Obese: (and we do)
    Why Geese Don't Get Obese: (and we do)
    Why Geese Don't Get Obese: (and we do)
    Audiobook (abridged)2 hours

    Why Geese Don't Get Obese: (and we do)

    Written by Eric P. Widmaier

    Narrated by Rick Adamson

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    About this audiobook

    Imagine being able to consume 250,000 calories daily without gaining weight.

    If you had the metabolism of a shrew you could. And while most of us can't hold our breath for more than a few minutes, the Weddell seal can remain under water for a full 75 minutes!

    Through many amazing examples, Why Geese Don't Get Obese discusses the mechanisms humans and other creatures have evolved to gauge their need for food; gather water and oxygen; circulate blood; regulate body temperature; respond to stressful situations; and maintain other survival needs.

    Peppy prose and just the right amount of detail make this audio-book a delight and a fitting ode to the remarkable resilience of nature!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherListen & Live Audio
    Release dateAug 3, 2023
    ISBN9781593162474
    Why Geese Don't Get Obese: (and we do)
    Author

    Eric P. Widmaier

    Eric Widmaier is the author of Why Geese Don't Get Obese and is a professor of biology at Boston University. He has written numerous articles for scientific and nonscientific publications. He lives in Boston, Massachusettes.

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