Sentences with phrase «walking hibernation»

A multiyear study found that polar bears do not enter a state of what is known as walking hibernation in summer months, when food is more scarce.

But the new research shows that the summer activity and body temperature of bears on shore and on ice were typical of fasting, non-hibernating mammals, with little indication of «walking hibernation.»

Some earlier research suggested that polar bears could, at least partially, compensate for longer summer food deprivation by entering a state of lowered activity and reduced metabolic rate similar to winter hibernation — a so - called «walking hibernation.»

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These types of questions can tell you a lot about their faith and if their walk with Christ is active or in hibernation.

Once a mammal walks past, they can shed their cocoon and jump up to four feet to land on their host — hibernation to feasting in less then three seconds!

Then there is the argument that eco-tourism is a valuable commodity so people should be taken for walks through the nesting hibernation areas.