Hibernation allows an animal to minimize energy requirements during seasons where food is limited. Rather that risk starvation by maintaining itself at it's normal metabolism the animal enters a state where metabolism is lowered and the animal remains in a quiet, safe environment until food supplies increase.
Hibernate is a verb. The noun form is hibernation.
Note that most birds do not hibernate, although it does happen with penguins. Hibernation is by definition a period of inactivity; any hibernating animal does not eat.
Hibernate or hibernation
Swift foxes do not hibernate. No foxes hibernate.
Terns migrate, they do not hibernate, Birds cannot hibernate.
the reason animals hibernate is because they can't find food in the winter. Hibernation helps the animal stay healthy because the fat that had been stored in the summer and spring provides it with enough energy to last it until the next spring.
butterfly's do hibernate
They do not hibernate.
Tigers don't hibernate
Owls don't hibernate.
Hibernate can function as both a verb and a noun. As a verb, it refers to the act of an animal entering a state of dormancy during the winter months. As a noun, it represents the period during which an animal remains in this dormant state.
Cheetahs do not hibernate.