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bears ,some squirrels, weasels
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What is the term called when animals sleep through the winter?
Hibernation
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.
What animals hibernate in Autumn?
some animals have to sleep the whole winter. That's why they eat so much in the winter so they can sleep through he whole winter and wake up in spring.
What do animals do during winter in the tundra?
They Mostly Sleep
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
Do ladybugs sleep through winter?
yes
What is meant by hybernation of animals?
A long deep sleep done by animals during winter
Why do animals eat food with fat before the winter?
Their bodies will live off their body fat as they ‘sleep’ through winter. The animal will use up the body fat it stores and not lose any muscle. This causes the animal to come out of hibernation thinner but still as strong as it was in the fall.
Animals that go for long summer sleep?
some animals that can survive the winter and not the summer go for long summer sleep.
What is the long sleep of certain animals during winter called?
hibernation
Why do animals which hibernate eat a lot in the autumn?
Because they need to store up fat to be able to sleep all through winter. So they don't starve, as they're not going to eat for all of Winter.
