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*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_Century circa 1802]

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_Century circa 1802]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 : to pass the [[winter]] in a torpid or [Rest|resting]] [[state]]

*1 : to pass the [[winter]] in a torpid or [[Rest|resting]] [[state]]

*2 : to be or become inactive or dormant

*2 : to be or become inactive or dormant

==Description==

==Description==

'''Hibernation''' is a [[state]] of inactivity and metabolic [[depression]] in [[animals]], characterized by lower [[body]] temperature, slower [[breathing]], and lower metabolic rate. Hibernating animals [[conserve]] [[food]], especially during winter when food is short, tapping [[energy]] reserves, body fat, at a slow rate. It is the animal's slowed metabolic rate which leads to a reduction in body temperature and not the other way around.

'''Hibernation''' is a [[state]] of inactivity and metabolic [[depression]] in [[animals]], characterized by lower [[body]] temperature, slower [[breathing]], and lower metabolic rate. Hibernating animals [[conserve]] [[food]], especially during winter when food is short, tapping [[energy]] reserves, body fat, at a slow rate. It is the animal's slowed metabolic rate which leads to a reduction in body temperature and not the other way around.