10 Interesting Fact About Hibernation

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• Blood -sucking animals such as mosquitoes and lice do not hibernate.
• Birds that do long migration are not hibernating but have the ability to sleep with one open eye.
• During hibernation, heart rate and animal breathing drops to 90% of the normal level.
• Some animals such as lizards and snakes can bruminate, namely hibernation carried out by scaly animals.
• Animals that hibernate can maintain their energy for months by relying only on fat stored in the body.
• Grizzly bear can enter hibernation by consuming 20,000 calories per day during the summer.
• During hibernation, animals can carry infections or injuries without a more severe infection.
• Animals that hibernate such as squirrels and hedgehogs can regulate their own body temperature during the hibernation process.
• Hibernation can extend the life of animals such as bats that can live up to 30 years.
• Some animals such as honey bees can form a ball around their queen to warm her body during winter.