But no creature is more tied to the image of a long, cozy winter than hibernating bears all snuggled up in their dens. This ...

For decades, classroom posters have shown cartoon bears snoozing all winter, held up as the classic example of hibernation.

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When the cold and dark winter is setting in, some of us envy animals that can hibernate. This long, deep rest is an example of how nature develops clever solution to difficult problems. In this case, ...

Hibernation is a survival strategy animals use when food is scarce, especially during winter. All animals need energy to stay alive, but when cold weather makes food hard to find, some animals slow ...

GREENSBORO,N.C. - When it's cold outside, you want to stay inside. And you're not the only one. It's part of nature to want to hunker down inside. When animals hibernate they go into what we would ...

Snail holds the overall record, lasting up to 3 years in dormancy. Australian Pygmy Possum is the longest continuous mammal sleeper (367 days). True hibernation involves extreme body temperature and ...

Compared with the trudge to work through several feet of snow, winter hibernation sounds like a pretty cushy lifestyle. But it's not a dislike of cold, wet feet that drives some animals into a wintry ...

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Hibernation is a remarkable adaptation that mammals living in colder regions have developed to survive the winter months when food is scarce. Animals slow down their heart rates, lower their body ...