What Animals Hibernate In Winter
The animals you will need for the Animals in Winter scavenger hunt.
What animals hibernate in winter. To slow their metabolism animals cool their bodies by 5 to 10C 9 to 18F on average. Animals like Bats Squirrels Rodents and Polar Bears which live in severe cold regions hibernate during winter. Animals That Hibernate in Winter.
All bats hibernate in the UK. Up to 7 months. All these creatures have one thing in common.
They all are mammals or lets say they all are warm blooded. There are plenty of other animals that hibernate though. Other Ways to Survive the Winter.
Before the animals go into hibernation they use the following adaptation techniques. What Actually Happens when Animals Hibernate. There is a link to my FREE printable at the bottom of this post.
You will also need a copy of Animals in Winter printable scavenger hunt. The Hazel dormouse will eat in excess during the autumn months to gather stored fat in preparation for their winter hibernation. There are lots of different animals that hibernate in winter.
Although they mostly live in trees they move down to the ground to hibernate. Hibernation allows many animals to survive dark and cold winters without the need to migrate elsewhere or seek food under threat of predation injury or death. Certain species of fish amphibians and insects also survive the cold months of winter through the process of hibernation.