What Is Hibernation

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What Is Hibernation?

• http//library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312800/bear.htm

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Hibernation Is

• When animals are in a deep sleep through cold
  weather
• Escaping the extremely cold weather to stay alive
• Storing food in their bodies to stay alive
  through the WHOLE winter

http//library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312800/grhog.htm
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Who Hibernates?

• Badgers
• Bats
• Squirrels
• Hamsters
• Groundhogs
• Nighthawks
• Raccoons
• Skunks
• Bears

• Bees
• Earthworms
• Frogs
• Toads
• Lizards
• Turtles
• Snails
• Snakes

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How Do Animals Prepare?

• During the fall, animals prepare by building a
  safe place to sleep in
• Safe places to sleep in are usually dens, caves,
  holes, and other hiding spots
• Animals eat a lot of food in the fall and store
  it in their body to live off while they sleep

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Question Of The Day!

• Which animal is considered by some scientists to
  not be a true hibernator?
• Bear
• Lizard
• Raccoon
• Frog

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WRONG ANSWER

• Study up and try again!

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Correct!

• Bears have been studied closely the last decade
  because of their movement and occasional strolls
  during the long winter months.

www.wildlife.alaska.gov/.../black_bear.jpg
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Bibliography

• All resources of content were taken from
• Hibernation. The Deep Sleep. 10 Sept 2006
  http//library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312800/index.htm

Created and presented by Katy Washburn