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Their bodies will live off their body fat as they ‘sleep’ through winter.
The animal will use up the body fat it stores and not lose any muscle.
This causes the animal to come out of hibernation thinner but still as strong as it was in the fall.
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∙ 12y agoThey eat fat before the winter because when animals hibernate they need a reserve of food for their winter sleep.
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