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This is called estivation. Some animals that estivate are the Madagascan fat-tailed dwarf lemur, California red-legged frog, North American desert tortoise,crocodile,salamander,lungfish,snail (during the day),squirrel and chipmunk (during the worst part of Winter)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estivation
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∙ 11y agoThe counterpart to hibernation is estivation, from the Latin words for winter and summer. They are not typically practiced, but long sleep in the spring would be vernalation and in the fall, autumnation.
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∙ 11y agoThey are called nocturnal animals.
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∙ 12y agoa polar bear hibernates in the summer unlike its cousins the black bear the forages for food during summer ready to hibernate in the winter :)
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∙ 9y agoNonexistent.
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∙ 12y agoDogs
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Do winter animals hibernate in the summer?
Hibernation depends on the climate of the habitat, temperate climates that change from hot summers to cold winters have animals that hibernate or in places where the amount of food declines during a certain time have animals that hibernate but not all animals hibernate. Also, there are species of plants that hibernate.
When animals hibernate their heart rate and respiration decrease and they lose consciousness. Why do some animals hibernate?
the animals that hibernate are unable to handle the conditions like bears they are unable to handle the drop in food supply
What are some environmental changes that cause some animals to hibernate during the winter?
The temperature
When do animal hibernate?
Animals hibernate in the winter.
Why do sloths hibernate?
Animals that hibernate do so to escape the cold weather. Sloths do not hibernate.
What Sonoran Desert animals hibernate?
Most reptiles and amphibians in the Sonoran Desert hibernate during the coldest months of winter and estivate (summer hibernation) during the hottest summer months. Few, if any, mammals have a need to hibernate as the weather is quite mild in winter.
Do animals hibernate during spring or summer?
Some do, but there are a lot of different kinds of animals in Europe, and not all of them have a hibernation cycle.
Do in summers most of the mammals hibernate?
No. hibernation is a way to save energy when food is scarce, so those animals that do hibernate tend to do it during winter, not summer.
Do animals hibernate both in cold and in extreme hot weather?
No. In the summer, they aestivate, not hibernate.
Do desert animals hibernate?
That would depend upon the climate of the particular desert. In most hot deserts, mammals usually do not hibernate but cold blooded animals, such as snakes and lizards do. Some cold blooded animals go through a summer estivation (summer hibernation) period during the really hot and dry parts of the year. In some cold deserts, mammals may hibernate during the coldest part of winter.
Opposite to hibernate?
aestivate - to sleep during the summer
Do winter animals hibernate in the summer?
Hibernation depends on the climate of the habitat, temperate climates that change from hot summers to cold winters have animals that hibernate or in places where the amount of food declines during a certain time have animals that hibernate but not all animals hibernate. Also, there are species of plants that hibernate.
Antarctic animals that migrate during the summer?
No, animals in Antarctica do not hibernate or migrate in the summer because that is when they have to take care of thier babies and get food for them. During the winter most of them hibernate because Antactica is turned on the side of the Earth where their is no sunlight. Penguins, don't do anything but huddle to keep warm.
What is meant by aestivation?
It's the summer equivalent of hibernation. Animals who have a period of inactivity in the winter - they hibernate. If they do that in summer - they aestivate.
Do mountain goats hibernate or migrate?
Neither. Not all animals hibernate or migrate. Fish and birds migrate and only a few mammals hibernate in regions with summer and winter.
Where do animals hirbernate?
Animals hibernate to keep warm during the cold winter.
When does the animal begin to reproduce?
they mostly do this in spring or summer and enjoy not being disturbed depends on witch animal it is depends on if it is summer or spring ,i think animals that hibernate tend to do this in summer because of resting all winter needing to run around in spring so animals that don't hibernate i think do this in spring.
