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  2. Crepuscular animal - Wikipedia

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    Some crepuscular animals may also be active by moonlight or during an overcast day. Matutinal animals are active only after dawn, and vespertine only before dusk. A number of factors affect the time of day an animal is active. Predators hunt when their prey is available, and prey try to avoid the times when their principal predators are at large.

  3. Vole - Wikipedia

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    The average lifespan for smaller species of vole is three to six months, and they rarely live longer than 12 months. Larger species, such as the European water vole, live longer and usually die during their second, or rarely their third, winter. As many as 88% of voles are estimated to die within the first month of life. [14]

  4. Torpor - Wikipedia

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    Some animals seasonally go into long periods of inactivity, with reduced body temperature and metabolism, made up of multiple bouts of torpor. This is known as hibernation if it occurs during winter or aestivation if it occurs during the summer. Daily torpor, on the other hand, is not seasonally dependent and can be an important part of energy ...

  5. What happens at Binder Park Zoo during the winter? - AOL

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    All animals remain on-site throughout the year in their various homes. Jasmine, a snow leopard, alternates between indoor and outdoor areas along with Raj, the zoo's male snow leopard at Binder ...

  6. Golden Retriever and Labrador Retriever's Joy Over Falling ...

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    Small dogs with single-layered coats and non-webbed paws can love the snow just as much, but they'll need to take a few extra precautions, like wearing a winter coat and keeping paws protected ...

  7. Insect winter ecology - Wikipedia

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    Insect winter ecology describes the overwinter survival strategies of insects, which are in many respects more similar to those of plants than to many other animals, such as mammals and birds. Unlike those animals, which can generate their own heat internally ( endothermic ), insects must rely on external sources to provide their heat ...

  8. 40 Indoor Activities for Kids to Beat the Winter Boredom Blues

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    From day trips to indoor destinations (think: the library, aquarium and museum), to process art projects and STEM activities that kids can enjoy without leaving home, consider this your winter ...

  9. Hibernaculum (zoology) - Wikipedia

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    A hibernaculum (plural form: hibernacula) (Latin, "tent for winter quarters") is a place in which an animal seeks refuge, such as a bear using a cave to overwinter.The word can be used to describe a variety of shelters used by many kinds of animals, including insects, toads, lizards, snakes, bats, rodents, and primates of various species.