A trio of bear cubs have emerged from the South Lake Tahoe crawl space where they were born as their mother hibernated this winter. Toogee Sielsch captured this footage of the black bear cubs emerging ...

Hibernation is a fascinating survival strategy used by certain animals to endure harsh environmental conditions, primarily during the winter months. This natural phenomenon allows animals to conserve ...

For a variety of reasons bears are waking up mid-hibernation in Alaska. Is this a temporary phenomenon or a portent of ...

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The cold, dark winter months can make it difficult for animals to find food and water. Hibernation helps some animals survive this time. These animals become inactive to save energy. An animal in ...

MISSOURI, USA — Missouri's more than 1,000 black bears are starting to end their winter hibernation and roam the state in ...

When hibernating animals prepare for winter, their metabolism slows down, their sex drive wanes and they sleep in dens, surviving till spring on fat reserves. The theory that seasonal depression ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Alyce by emailing [email protected] When thinking of the animals that go into hibernation during the winter, dogs don't usually spring to mind.

When winter sets in, dwarf lemurs disappear into tree ... The lemurs’ changes were temporary. Two weeks after the animals made their way out of hibernation, the researchers noted that their telomeres ...