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Some fish, frogs and turtles, which have no way to keep warm during winter, shelter under logs, rocks and fallen leaves in the water. As the weather gets colder, they move down to the bottom of lakes and ponds and some even burrow into the mud. Some insects, such as bees also hibernate.
- What animal hibernates in the summer?
- What animal can hibernate for years?
- What is the longest an animal can hibernate?
- What animal can hibernate for 3 years?
What animal hibernates in the summer?
In this regard, we might relate to bears. The warm weather of summer usually invites opportunity for travel, working and playing outside, and social get-togethers. When bears hibernate, their metabolism slows down and their body temperature lowers, and they enter a state of dormancy.
What animal can hibernate for years?
There are several animals that hibernate– skunks, bees, snakes, and groundhogs to name a few– but bears and bats are the most well-known. Bears enter their dens for hibernation based on changes in the weather. They generally begin hibernating in September or October and emerge six to seven months later around April.
What is the longest an animal can hibernate?
It's hard to say which animal hibernates the longest. A good choice would be edible dormice (Glis glis). They can hibernate for more than 11 months at a time. In one experiment, a brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) hibernated in a refrigerator for 344 days.
What animal can hibernate for 3 years?
Many turtles hibernate, but it varies with species and location. Box turtles can hibernate for between three to five months a year. They dig themselves an underground burrow, lower their heart rate to 5–10 beats per minute and stop breathing completely.
