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Sleep can follow a physiological or behavioral definition. In the physiological sense, sleep is a state characterized by reversible unconsciousness, special brainwave patterns, sporadic eye movement, loss of muscle tone (possibly with some exceptions; see below regarding the sleep of birds and of aquatic mammals), and a compensatory increase following deprivation of the state, this last known ...
The little dormouse, sleeping in the winter nest. One of the most notable characteristics of those dormice that live in temperate zones is hibernation. They can hibernate six months out of the year, or even longer if the weather does not become warm enough, sometimes waking for brief periods to eat food they had previously stored nearby.
Northern bat hibernating in Norway Bats hibernating in a silver mine. Hibernation is a state of minimal activity and metabolic depression undergone by some animal species. . Hibernation is a seasonal heterothermy characterized by low body-temperature, slow breathing and heart-rate, and low metaboli
Sleeping the season away. If an animal’s physiology, diet, or other characteristics don’t allow it to stay warm and/or find sufficient food during the winter, an additional set of survival ...
Binder Park Zoo may be closed to the public for the season, but care for its animal residents doesn’t end when the snow starts to fall. A Linne's Two-Toed Sloth rests at Binder Park Zoo on ...
Wildlife park animals cope with winter weather. January 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM. ... Some of the park's African animals, such as white rhinos and yellow mongooses, were born and raised on site rather ...
Crepuscular, a classification of animals that are active primarily during twilight, making them similar to nocturnal animals. Diurnality, plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day and sleeping at night. Cathemeral, a classification of organisms with sporadic and random intervals of activity during the day or night.
For 41 years now, Gaylord Opryland Resort has hosted "A Country Christmas," its annual holiday attraction.. From life-size ice sculptures and over 5 million lights wrapping the resort to a 48-foot ...