175. How does Hibernation Work?

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Hibernation occurs in _______________species of the animal kingdom, that we are aware of.

Hibernation is regulated by hibernation genes or metabolic rate?

As hibernation kicks in the animal's heart rate slows to 1 to 3% of their normal.

Researchers suggest that hibernation is inbred in the animals___________.

Hibernating animals also slow their _______________down dramatically.

Hibernating animals are not sleeping the entire time. Animals experience times of reduced ___________________, known as Torpor

After animals come out of Torpor, they enter a state where their metabolic rate returns to near normal for 24 to 48 hours.

Early scientists believed that only animals of the _____________zone hibernated.