The post 10 Animals That Hibernate Through the US Winter appeared first on Animals Around The Globe. As winter blankets the United States with snow and ice, several animal species embark on a ...

The time of year an animal goes into hibernation depends on its species and the current temperatures. Some animals only hibernate for a few weeks, while other true hibernators rest for moths. List ...

Alligators sleep, but do they hibernate? Discover the reptilian equivalent of hibernation in this well-researched post.

Unlike many other mammals, grey squirrels don't need to hibernate. They have plenty of strategies for staying warm. Find out ...

But these aren’t the only places to find slumbering critters. During hibernation, animals slow their metabolisms and match their internal body temperatures to ambient conditions. Whether tropical ...

For warm-blooded animals that don’t migrate, one way to survive the winter is to sleep through it. Hibernation is a great strategy that enables animals to conserve energy when food is scarce. During ...

Human stasis—a state of prolonged hibernation—could be an enticing possibility for future interstellar travel.

Now, his group explores how the brains of animals initiate and regulate torpor and hibernation, and how the cells of hibernators withstand colder temperatures. During prolonged periods of food ...

Small wonder that SAD sufferers compare their condition to hibernation. When hibernating animals prepare for winter, their metabolism slows down, their sex drive wanes and they sleep in dens ...

“The forecast for next week will be warmer than it has been for most of January,” said Alsheimer. “In general, we'll have ...