Hibernation
1.What is hibernation?
deep sleep during the winter
- What animals hibernate
bears
dormice
turtles
3.Why do animals hibernate?
hard to find food in the winter
to survive the winter
- How do animals get ready to hibernate?
store food
store up fat
live off their fat all winter
eat a lot of food when it's warm
- What happens during hibernation?
heartbeat gets slower
body temperature drops
breathe slowly
save energy
- Why do animals stop hibernating?
the weather gets warm
animals start coming out
people make prediction about the weather
lots of plants and food to eat.