Think hibernation is just a nap bears take during the wintertime? It’s way more complicated–and climate based. With climate change happening, how will hibernating animals be affected and will animals who don’t hibernate now begin to?
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- What is hibernation?
- Ask a Naturalist: Hibernation vs. brumation vs. estivation
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- How does metabolism change in hibernation?
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mammalian hibernation
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