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Bookmark or Share- Hibernation - WikipediaHibernation is a seasonal heterothermy characterized by low body-temperature, slow breathing and heart-rate, and low metabolic rate. It is most commonly used to pass through winter months – called overwintering.
- 10 fascinating facts about hibernation - National Geographic KidsSnuggle up with these super hibernation facts Animals that hibernate seem to have the right idea: Find a cosy burrow, head indoors, and catch some Zzz’s until spring returns. Or do they?
- How Hibernation Works - HowStuffWorksHibernation is a state where animals significantly reduce their metabolic rate, body temperature, heart rate and breathing to conserve energy during periods when food is scarce. Unlike sleep, which is primarily a mental change, hibernation involves drastic physiological changes, and waking a hibernating animal can be fatal due to the high ...
- Hibernation | Winter Sleep, Torpor & Adaptation | BritannicaHibernation, a state of greatly reduced metabolic activity and lowered body temperature adopted by certain mammals as an adaptation to adverse winter conditions. A brief treatment of hibernation follows.
- HIBERNATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionarygo into hibernation Bears go into hibernation in the autumn. It was the time of year when rattlesnakes emerge from winter hibernation. Bears are thinner following hibernation. Bats are now beginning their long winter hibernation.
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