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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

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lizards - estivation

marmots - hiberation

mosquitoes

moths

prairie dogs

raccoons - dormant

skunks - dormant

squirrels - dormant

snails - estivation

snakes - estivation

toads - estivation

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