What Animals Hibernate In Winter
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What animals hibernate in winter. Smaller animals of prey may move to warmer locations or hibernate. Hibernation is extremely important for the survival of some animals. However did you know that bears are not the only animals capable of hibernation.
The Hazel dormouse will eat in excess during the autumn months to gather stored fat in preparation for their winter hibernation. The most famous hibernating animal may be the bear. Up to 7 months.
Animals like Bats Squirrels Rodents and Polar Bears which live in severe cold regions hibernate during winter. Winter climates in North America range from cold and humid to snowy and windy. To slow their metabolism animals cool their bodies by 5 to 10C 9 to 18F on average.
They all are mammals or lets say they all are warm blooded. They hibernate during winter when food is scarce and have a very low birth rate. There is a link to my FREE printable at the bottom of this post.
There are plenty of other animals that hibernate though. The Arctic ground squirrels Drew works on can take this much further supercooling to subfreezing temperatures. That means their bodies ne.
While the northern ground squirrels spend the summer eating and preparing for winter hibernation ground squirrels living in the southwest desert may avoid the extreme summer heat by aestivating in their burrows. This is because many plants stop producing leaves and seeds that animals eat. All bats hibernate in the UK.