Hibernation 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 …

May 28, 2024 · Hibernation 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.

Nov 7, 2025 · Hibernation, a state of greatly reduced metabolic activity and lowered body temperature adopted by certain mammals as an adaptation to adverse winter conditions.

Sep 13, 2021 · While hibernation is often used to describe any animal that goes into dormancy in the winter, there are three very specific requirements for an animal to be considered a true …

To prepare for a long hibernation in which they don’t eat or drink, animals stuff their faces. Dormice, for example, eat so much that by the end of summer, they can be double their …

Sep 6, 2024 · Despite what you may have heard, species that hibernate don’t “sleep” during the winter. Hibernation is an extended form of torpor, a state where metabolism is depressed to …

Mar 28, 2022 · Hibernation is a way for many creatures – from butterflies to bats – to survive cold, dark winters without having to forage for food or migrate to somewhere warmer. Instead, they …

Jul 30, 2025 · In this article, we journey into the heart of this mystery—exploring how genes and regulatory networks prepare animals for hibernation, protect them during it, and bring them …

Nov 11, 2025 · Fall asleep while learning one hundred fascinating facts about hibernation. From frozen frogs that thaw back to life to bears that give birth in their sleep, this soft and soothing …

Nov 19, 2024 · Hibernation is not animals going to sleep for weeks at a time, but they do find a safe place to get cosy for the winter. Hibernating animals are able to decrease their heart rate …