Snail can sleep for 3 years. source
Snail can sleep for 3 years.
The animals hibernate means that they sleep when weather becomes excessively cold; it is a necessary for the survival. source
The animals hibernate means that they sleep when weather becomes excessively cold; it is a necessary for the survival.
The largest living species of sea snail is Syrinx aruanus; its shell can measure up to 90 cm (35 in) in length, and the whole animal with the shell can weigh up to 18 kg (40 lb). source
The largest living species of sea snail is Syrinx aruanus; its shell can measure up to 90 cm (35 in) in length, and the whole animal with the shell can weigh up to 18 kg (40 lb).
Obligate hibernators are defined as animals that spontaneously, and annually, enter hibernation regardless of ambient temperature and access to food. source
Obligate hibernators are defined as animals that spontaneously, and annually, enter hibernation regardless of ambient temperature and access to food.
Female polar bear goes into hibernation during the cold winter months to give birth to her offspring. source
Female polar bear goes into hibernation during the cold winter months to give birth to her offspring.
Female polar bear loses 15–27% of her pre-hibernation weight and uses stored fats for energy during times of food scarcity, or hibernation. source
Female polar bear loses 15–27% of her pre-hibernation weight and uses stored fats for energy during times of food scarcity, or hibernation.
Pregnant female polar bears significantly increase body mass prior to hibernation. source
Pregnant female polar bears significantly increase body mass prior to hibernation.
Fish are ectothermic, and so, by definition, cannot hibernate because they cannot actively down-regulate their body temperature or their metabolic rate. source
Fish are ectothermic, and so, by definition, cannot hibernate because they cannot actively down-regulate their body temperature or their metabolic rate.
Mitsutaka Uchikoshi, a Japanese man who survived the cold for 24 days in 2006 without food or water when he fell into a state similar to hibernation. source
Mitsutaka Uchikoshi, a Japanese man who survived the cold for 24 days in 2006 without food or water when he fell into a state similar to hibernation.
John Smith, a 14-year-old boy who survived 15 minutes under ice in a frozen lake before paramedics arrived to pull him onto dry land and saved him. source
John Smith, a 14-year-old boy who survived 15 minutes under ice in a frozen lake before paramedics arrived to pull him onto dry land and saved him.
