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  2. Fat-tailed dwarf lemur - Wikipedia

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    This species is nocturnal, with a diet of insects, other small animals, fruits and flowers. The fat-tailed lemur is the only known primate to hibernate for extended periods of time, up to seven months. It performs this torpor during the dry season to minimise the impacts of droughts. During the wet season, it gorges on food, accumulating a fat ...

  3. Northern map turtle - Wikipedia

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    Habitat. The northern map turtle inhabits ponds, rivers, and lakes. They prefer large bodies of water and areas with fallen trees and other debris for basking. These turtles are more often found in rivers than in lakes or ponds. They are found in larger rivers and lakes in the northern portion of their range [8] but are more likely to live in ...

  4. Hibernation - Wikipedia

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    Hibernation. Hibernation is a state of minimal activity and metabolic depression undergone by some animal species. Hibernation is a seasonal heterothermy characterized by low body-temperature, slow breathing and heart-rate, and low metabolic rate. It is most commonly used to pass through winter months–the so-called overwintering .

  5. Brown bear - Wikipedia

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    The brown bear ( Ursus arctos) is a large bear native to Eurasia and North America. It is one of the largest land carnivorans, rivaled in size only by its closest relative, the polar bear, which is much less variable in size and slightly bigger on average. The brown bear is a sexually dimorphic species, as adult males average around 30% larger ...

  6. Marmot - Wikipedia

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    Marmot. Marmots are large ground squirrels in the genus Marmota, with 15 species living in Asia, Europe, and North America. These omnivores are active during the summer, when they can often be found in groups, but are not seen during the winter, when they hibernate underground. They are the heaviest members of the squirrel family.

  7. Aestivation - Wikipedia

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    Aestivation ( Latin: aestas (summer); also spelled estivation in American English) is a state of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation, although taking place in the summer rather than the winter. Aestivation is characterized by inactivity and a lowered metabolic rate, that is entered in response to high temperatures and arid conditions. [1]

  8. Google sued for negligence after man drove off collapsed ...

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    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions is suing the technology giant for negligence ...

  9. Monarch butterfly migration - Wikipedia

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    Piedra Herrada, Mexico. Monarch butterfly migration is the phenomenon, mainly across North America, where the subspecies Danaus plexippus plexippus migrates each autumn to overwintering sites on the West Coast of California or mountainous sites in Central Mexico. Other populations from around the world perform minor migrations or none at all.

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