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hibernation

hibernation Hibernation is the torpid state in which some animals living in cold or temperate regions pass the winter.

Hibernation is the torpid state in which some animals living in cold or temperate regions pass the winter. In this historical source, it is described not as a special one-time provision but as an adaptation shaped by natural selection.