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Technically, yes and no. Torpor, a state of reduced metabolic activity for a short time, does happen in humans when they sleep. However, the rate of decreased metabolism and drop in temperature is pretty insignificant when compared with the likes of humming birds that undergo torpor in the evening/night. Therefore, few textbooks call the human sleep a state of torpor. The upshot is that humans DO NOT experience torpor.
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What is one difference of hibernating and torpor?
Hibernation is an annual ritual . Torpor is sleepiness in a similar way, but not necessarily hibernation.
What is a period of inactivity that some animals experience in summer?
Type your answer here... it is hibernation
Does a cheetah aestivate go into torpor or hibernate?
They do not hibernate.
How does one recognize torpor in an animal?
Torpor in an animal is a state of reduced activity and metabolism like hibernation that allows animals to go longer without food. Animals like rodents, bats, and some birds undergo daily torpor periods. An animal in this state would be sluggish and unresponsive.
Do lions sleep through the winter?
No. No cat spends winter in a torpor like state.
Do humans have a torpor?
Nope. I'm glad too because if we had to go into torpor then we'd have to sleep underground in the mud. Yuck! That would get my new spring wardrobe all gross! :0)
When was Evening in Torpor created?
Evening in Torpor was created in 1981.
Need a sentence using the word torpor?
"He fell into a deep torpor."
What rhymes with torpor?
Its Impossible because "torpor" isn't even a word!
Can bugs sleep?
Yes, but not quite like humans do. They go into a deep restful state called torpor, which they can only be awakened from by strong stimuli.
What is torpor?
drowsiness
What is one difference of hibernating and torpor?
Hibernation is an annual ritual . Torpor is sleepiness in a similar way, but not necessarily hibernation.
What are the release dates for Torpor - 2003 I?
Torpor - 2003 I was released on: USA: 29 July 2003 (Woods Hole Film Festival)
Use torpor in a sentence?
As an adjective ; "As they rest at night , Hummingbirds become torpid in order to save energy".
In which layer of the atmosphere do humans live and experience climate?
The Troposphere is the layer of atmosphere that humans live and experience climate.
In which layer of atmosphere do humans live and experience climate?
The Troposphere is the layer of atmosphere that humans live and experience climate.
What is a period of inactivity that some animals experience in summer?
Type your answer here... it is hibernation
