Lots of arctic animals, including bears, woodchucks and chipmunks, hibernate through the cold winter months. During hibernation, these animals aren't sleeping. Instead, their heart rate, body ...

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Beware of the hibernating bear. That's good advice as we talk about animals that spend the winter asleep somewhere underground or under a slash pile under the snow. Not all animals hibernate the same ...

The first animal many people think of when they think of hibernation is probably a bear. But there are many other animals who spend the cold winter months hibernating. Animals hibernate when food runs ...

Scientists at the University of Utah are looking at how bears and other mammals hibernate in an effort to find genetic clues for combating human obesity and related diseases. By finding the right ...

It’s common knowledge that animals who hibernate such as bears and ground squirrels, reduce their energy demands and use their fat reserves to meet their energy needs until spring. Yet, it has been a ...

Researchers at the University of Utah have made an important discovery about parts of mammalian genomes linked to hibernation that could improve the understanding and treatment of obesity and ...