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Hibernation is a method employed by a number of animals to limit energy requirements during the time of year where critical resources are limited or completely unavailable. Groundhogs as well as many other species of ground squirrels hibernate in the winter when food is scarce.

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Groundhogs hibernate right?

Yes they do.


What word starts with the letter h and it has to do with groundhog?

The word is hibernate. Groundhogs hibernate for the winter.


What kind of animals are hibernation?

both groundhogs and bears hibernate.


Name two animals that hibernate?

Snakes believe it or not hibernate in the winter as so do bears, frogs, iguanas , squirrels and chipmunks.


Do groundhogs like to hibernate?

Yes, groundhogs do hibernate during the winter months. They enter a state of torpor where their body temperature drops, and they live off stored fat reserves until spring arrives. Hibernation helps them survive the cold temperatures and scarcity of food during winter.


What are the names of the creatures that hibernate in winter?

Some animals that hibernate in winter include bears, groundhogs, bats, and certain species of squirrels and frogs. Hibernation is a strategy for animals to conserve energy and survive the cold winter months with limited food availability.


How many hours does a ground hog sleep?

Groundhogs will build a burrow (an underground tunnel or tunnel system), where they sleep, hibernate, and raise their young.


What do groundhogs do in the winter?

They go underground to hibernate in Northern climes.In the South, they may emerge on mild winter days. They r mammals


What mammals hibernate?

Animals that hibernate include:batsground squirrelsmiceratsvolesmolesshrewsprairie dogsgophersmuskratswoodchucksmouse lemurshedgehogsporcupinesopossumraccoonswolverinesbadgersferretsweaselsmost bearsFat-tailed Dwarf Lemur (the only known primate to hibernate)Also, Western diamondback rattlers (reptile) and other snakes are known to hibernate, and well as the Common Poorwill, a bird found in south-western Canada.


Are groundhogs vertibrate?

are groundhogs verebrae


Do groundhogs eat pine cones?

Yes, these solitary mammals hibernate in burrows groundhogs are found in north America in forests and fields.for more info go to www. hibernating animal print out groundhogs.com


How are groundhogs called in Canada?

groundhogs eh