True Hibernation: is characterized by low body temperature, slow breathing, low heart rate, and a low metabolic rate. Since I am an expert on hibernation from all my species friends, I can tell you I know three types of hibernation, true hibernation, brumation and torpor. Yes, many of my wildlife species friends will spend the winter in hibernation, and depending on some of my friends’ habitats, some may hibernate shorter or longer than I do. I am a Canadian Black Bear, and I spent my time this past autumn preparing for a long winter rest, having consumed 30,000 calories a day. ![]() I am a native critter and soon I will be sound asleep. By guest writer, Ed Taccone with photos by Jennifer Howard
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