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What do you call the long winter sleep taken by some animals?

Some animals sleep through the winter -- those animals are called hibernators. The long sleep through the winter is called hibernation.


What is winter sleep?

Winter sleep is called hibernation. Hibernation is when animals (such as bears) sleep for multiple months in order to conserve energy during the winter.


Which animals sleep through the winter?

bears ,some squirrels, weasels


What is the long sleep of certain animals during winter called?

hibernation


What is a bear's winter sleep called?

When bears go to sleep in the winter, it is called Hibernation. Squirrels, birds, and other animals who dislike the cold do the same thing.


Animals that go for long summer sleep?

some animals that can survive the winter and not the summer go for long summer sleep.


We called cold blooded animals hibernate so what do we called warm blooded animal?

eh? To hibernate is to sleep through the cold winter months. Cold blooded animals are called Ectotherms/Ectothermic and warm blooded animals are called Endotherms/Endothermic.


During the winter animals sleep live off stored body fat and have a slower heart are called what?

This is called hibernation.


Sleep through the winter?

Some animals such as bears go into a state of dormancy called hibernation during the winter. They reduce their metabolic rate and conserve energy by sleeping for extended periods. Hibernation helps these animals survive the cold and scarce food resources during the winter months.


What do animals do during winter in the tundra?

They Mostly Sleep


What is meant by hybernation of animals?

A long deep sleep done by animals during winter


Why do bears sleep all winter long?

bears sleep through winter to conserve food, especially during winter when food is short, tapping energy reserves, body fat, at a slow rate. you can find out more at here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernation