It means they go into a cave, and go into a deep sleep, in the winter and live off of their reserves of fat. They can't hunt during the winter (there's no game around and they could freeze to death), so might as well get some shut eye.
if a plant is dormant, it means it is asleep/hibernating for the winter
No it is not a plant that goes dormant except in winter.
dormant
Yes, poison ivy is dormant during the winter months.
American black bears spend much of the winter dormant, but scientists do not consider them true hibernators, because they frequently awaken from deep sleep to leave their winter dens for short periods. Their dens may be caves; hollow, standing or fallen trees; or burrows.
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Five animals that are dormant during the winter:Bearsskunksmothsraccoonsfrogs !
Dormant.
Dormant
Bears do not change their fur for the winter.
Some animals hiberate during the winter. Most hibernating animals awaken in the spring. But occasionally, hibernating animals will awaken to eat during the winter. Some of the animals listed are not true hibernators, they just go dormant (suspended state) over the winter. Some cold-blooded creature have their own form of hibernation called estivation. badgers - dormant bats (some not all bats hibernate) - hibernates bears - dormant bees - estivation butterflies chipmunks - dormant dormouse - dormant earthworms - estivation fat tailed lemurs frogs - estivation groundhogs or woodchucks - dormant ground squirrels - hibernates hamsters - dormant hedgehogs - estivation ladybug lizards - estivation marmots - hiberation mosquitoes moths prairie dogs raccoons - dormant skunks - dormant squirrels - dormant snails - estivation snakes - estivation toads - estivation
Live dormant in their nest.