Animals Benefiting from Climate Change

Here’s a look at some creatures who will come out ahead on a warmer Earth.

Top Image: The yellow-bellied marmot, which calls Colorado’s Rocky Mountains home, fattens up ahead of winter before its long hibernation into spring. With a shorter season though, the marmots are emerging larger than they otherwise would. As a result, they’ve also been breeding more and passing their larger size onto their offspring. Credit: Corbis

Bottom Image: If there’s one creature who’s climate change gain is our loss, it’s mosquitoes. No longer restricted to strictly tropical environments, mosquitoes have spread as warmer temperatures have crept into environments they had never previously been. Credit: iStockPhoto

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