These turtles are frozen in suspended animation All your festive favourites in one place — unwrap the magic of Christmas on iPlayer! #FrozenPlanet2 #Attenborough #Nature #Turtle #Throwback As spring arrives, the forests begin to thaw and life returns. Beneath the ground, a nest of tiny painted turtle hatchlings now emerge, having remained frozen in a state of suspended animation throughout winter. Frozen Planet II: Life in the extreme. In a fragile world of beauty and hostility, nature finds a w