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Animals such as bears go into a coma-like sleep during winter called hibernation Since they don't have food in the winter, being the trees become bare and vegetation is covered with snow, they sleep straight through winter to survive
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∙ 13y agothe act of an animal entering a long term state of deep sleep, either to escape from cold or from lack of food. It prolongs the life system, so the animal can carry on living without a constant supply of food.
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Is hibernation an adaptation?
it is a behavioral adaptation because it is doing it EX. a bear hibernates :-)
Can a lizard live for a week without oxygen?
I have a bearded dragon and the longest he has gone without food is 3 weeksn i did not want to risk killing him so... ill tell you something great and helpful every lizard has a tail right? right so if every lizard has a tail why do they have a tail? well a lizard has a tail for FOOD STORAGE thats when they store there food incase they will be needing it later which most lizards need there food storage for there 1 week hybernation dureing winter. but if a lizard loses its tail it has to hunt for food more often as it did before because it has no storage available and the tail will re grow but the tail will be shorter it is easy to tell if a lizard is starving because of the following 1 the lizard has a skinny tail 2 the lizard itself looks like he hasnt eaten for a period 3 health issues a lizard can live without food for about 3-4 weeks...
Can alligators survive an Ohio winter?
It depends. Alligators are far hardier than their crocodile cousins and hardier than people think. They can burrow into a riverbank and go into what is nearly a form of hybernation. At the northern end of their distribution range it gets pretty cold (seriously, southern Virginia and northern North Carolina can get pretty darn cold in the winter, well below freezing). It would not be impossible for an alligator to survive in Ohio, particularly in the Southern part of the State (particularly the Ohio River which rarely freezes). Also, some peole have postulated the theory that some of the alligators that have been captured in Southern Ohio (Cincinnati, etc) actually may not have been released pets but rather alligators that came up the Ohio River from the Mississippi River in search of food and territory. In addition to the alligators's natural hardiness which can help it to survive an Ohio winter, if an alligator finds a warm-water source (such as outlet from a power plant) then there is absolutely no reason that it can't survive. To sum it up, aligators are much hardier than most people realize, you only have to dig into the earth a few feet for a constant temperature in the 50's (even in winter), and Southern Ohio's climate is milder than most people thin with several warm days breaking it up (particularly in the souther part of the State) and not that dissimilar to the climate in the northern range of the alligator, and the Ohio River and its contributaries (at least where they run into the Ohio River) rarely completely freeze over. So yes, alligators can survive an Ohio winter.
How can you make your computer go into hybernation mode?
Im not sure how to make PC"s go into hybernation, but i know that if a laptop runs out of power it will automaticly go into hybernation mode until you charge it.
What is the home of an animal sleeping through the winter called?
hybernation
How does a girl go to the bathroom when camping?
she dosent... its lyke hybernation ;]
What is is the name when a mammal enters a sleep-like state?
The answer is hybernation
State of amphibians in which body activities slow during the winter?
hybernation
How do you get a giant African snail out of hybernation?
you chop its head off with an axe.
What is meant by hybernation of animals?
A long deep sleep done by animals during winter
Do tigers hybernation?
Im not 100% sure but i think no, Tigers do not hibernate. Again, not sure tho.
Meaning of hybernation?
That which serves for protection or shelter in winter; winter quarters; as, the hibernacle of an animal or a plant.
Why do the winter inactivity of many small mammals' take mammals takes the form of winter sleep?
hybernation
What is it called when the computer saves an image of the desktop and enters a state of reduced power consumption to save energy?
Hybernation.
What animal can be frozen soild throwed out and contuine to live?
Most bacteria, insects, and some fish that go into hybernation.
