animal winter hibernation

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• Hibernation — For the ability of certain operating systems, see Hibernate (OS feature) Hibernation is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals, characterized by lower body temperature, slower breathing, and lower metabolic rate. Hibernation… …   Wikipedia

• Winter rest — (from the German term Winterruhe ) is a state of reduced activity of plants and warm blooded animals during winter. This way, they save energy during cold weather with limited access to food sources. Winter rest is different from true hibernation …   Wikipedia

• hibernation — See hibernate. * * * State of greatly slowed metabolism and low body temperature in winter in certain animals. True hibernators include many cold blooded animals and a few mammals (e.g., bats, hedgehogs) that go into a near dead state with a near …   Universalium

• Winter — For other uses, see Winter (disambiguation). Part of the Nature series on Weather   Calendar seasons Spring  …   Wikipedia

• hibernation — hibernate ► VERB ▪ (of an animal or plant) spend the winter in a dormant state. DERIVATIVES hibernation noun hibernator noun. ORIGIN Latin hibernare, from hiberna winter quarters …   English terms dictionary

• hibernation — A torpid condition in which certain animals pass the cold months. True hibernators, such as woodchucks, ground squirrels, dormice, and some others, have body temperatures reduced to near the freezing point, with a very slow heartbeat, low… …   Medical dictionary

• hibernation —    A prolonged dormancy or sleeplike state in which animal body processes such as heartbeat and breathing slow down drastically and the animal neither eats nor drinks. Nearly all cold blooded animals and a few warm blooded animals hibernate… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• dormancy — /dawr meuhn see/, n. the state of being dormant. [1780 90; DORM(ANT) + ANCY] * * * ▪ biology Introduction       state of reduced metabolic activity adopted by many organisms under conditions of environmental stress or, often, as in winter, when… …   Universalium

• Dormancy — During winter dormancy, plant metabolism virtually comes to a standstill due, in part, to low temperatures that slow chemical activity.[1] Dormancy is a period in an organism s life cycle when growth, development, and (i …   Wikipedia

• bat — bat1 /bat/, n., v., batted, batting. n. 1. Sports. a. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. b. a racket, esp. one used in badminton or table tennis. c. a whip used by a jockey. d. the act of using a… …   Universalium

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