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When it's cold, these mice can handle eating acorns with lots of tannins better because their livers work more efficiently; in warmer weather, their livers struggle more with the same food.
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Cold temperature improves tannin tolerance in a granivorous rodent.
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2020 FebWhen these mice ate tannin-rich acorns in the cold, their livers worked better; in the warmth, their livers got worse. So cold helps them handle the bitter chemicals in their food.
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