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  2. Bear ‘Tucking Themself In’ for Hibernation in Yellowstone ...

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    Bears and many other animals like skunks, raccoons, and even birds do go into a deep sleep - torpor - but for much shorter amounts of time; only up to a few hours or a day at most. As they sleep ...

  3. Hibernation - Wikipedia

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    Two months before the end of hibernation, the bears' body temperature starts to rise, unrelated to heart rate variability but rather driven by the ambient temperature. The heart rate variability only increases around three weeks before arousal and the bears only leave their den once outside temperatures are at their lower critical temperature.

  4. Sleep in animals - Wikipedia

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    The giraffe only sleeps 2 hours a day in about 5–15 minute sessions. Koalas are the longest sleeping-mammals, about 20–22 hours a day. However, killer whales and some other dolphins do not sleep during the first month of life. [67] Instead, young dolphins and whales frequently take rests by pressing their body next to their mother's while ...

  5. Black bears in New York: How many are there and how big do ...

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    The average female adult bear in New York is typically around 160 pounds and the average male adult bear's weight is around 300 pounds. According to Curtis, some of the bigger ones have weighed ...

  6. Bears are coming out of hibernation in NY, sometimes earlier ...

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    Bears generally emerge from sleep in late March and early April. But temperature increases can cause bears to wake up earlier in search of food. Bears are coming out of hibernation in NY ...

  7. Grizzly bear - Wikipedia

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    The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a population or subspecies [4] of the brown bear inhabiting North America. In addition to the mainland grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis), other morphological forms of brown bear in North America are sometimes identified as grizzly bears.

  8. Video captures big black bear's casual stroll across crowded ...

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    A large black bear was spotted wandering on a beach in California, capturing the attention of bystanders. Video captures big black bear's casual stroll across crowded California beach Skip to main ...

  9. Fecal plug - Wikipedia

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    A fecal plug (sometimes referred to as a tappen) is a significant biological phenomenon observed in bears and other animals during hibernation.It is a dense mass of hardened feces that forms in the colon due to having remained in the intestine so long that the intestinal walls have absorbed the fluids out of it, leaving it dry and hard. [1]