Use your library to get some books
on hibernating animals.
Not exact matches
Whether your child wants to understand where dreams come from or why
animals hibernate, visit the Space Station, follow the adventures of a young radio reporter, hear folk tales, or laugh at kids comedy sketches, we have it all with live performances from Circle Round, Brains
On, But Why?
Virus hit Missouri in 2010 Two years ago, Missouri biologists surveying caves and other sites where
animals hibernate saw signs suggesting the presence of white - nose fungus
on resting bats.
But just as it is next to impossible to lure and trap a
hibernating animal, catching a virus
on the move is far easier than snaring one lying dormant.
By comparing the hibernation habits of eastern dwarf lemurs and their western counterparts, researchers hope to shed light
on what sends
hibernating animals into standby mode, and whether lemurs — our closest genetic relatives known to
hibernate — do it differently from other
hibernating animals.
Extend the Lesson Challenge students to learn more about the hibernation habits of each
animal listed
on the puzzle page and of other
animals that
hibernate.
Help children understand that
animals stay warm while
hibernating by having an extra layer of fat
on them and by curling up in a sheltered place with leaves, grass, and so
on.