You may think you've perfected the art of the wintertime nap - especially after a big holiday meal - but the true professionals are already seriously sacked out. Tucked beneath trees and dug deep into ...

Many animals go into hibernation when winter comes, which is one of nature's most amazing ways to stay alive. If you're wondering which animal hibernates the longest, the answer might surprise you: it ...

The term hibernation evokes images of plump bears curled up in cozy dens to survive winter. But these aren’t the only places to find slumbering critters. During hibernation, animals slow their ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – While not many of the animals you’ll see at the zoo will end up hibernating, because that would make for a boring zoo, those who work there like the zoo’s Veterinarian Dr.

Thirteen-lined ground squirrels hibernate for more than half of each year. Studying their extreme behavior has yielded biological insights and could lead to biomedical breakthroughs. Credit: Tyler ...

Animals such as grizzly bears and Arctic ground squirrels have evolved the ability to hibernate as a way to survive winter months of extreme cold. During hibernation, their core body temperatures drop ...

Global change is altering the physiology of the hibernation and behavior of bats, according to a study led by the University of Barcelona, carried out over 20 years. Given the milder winters in Spain, ...