When winter arrives, animals have two main choices: sleep more or shut down almost completely until spring. You’ve probably heard of hibernation, but not every animal that slows down in winter truly ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Lower temperatures cause some animals to go into hibernation. However, only a couple mammals in Massachusetts hibernate for the winter. As those temperatures start to drop, ...

One of the things that sometimes makes winter a little depressing for some people is the lack of living things that we’re able to see outside. Many birds have flown south and most mammals are either ...

The days are shorter and colder now — winter is only three weeks away — prompting us to turn up thermostats and build fires in the fireplace to stay warm and cozy. Wild creatures, though, have no such ...

We’re all familiar with animals that hibernate in the winter, like bears and groundhogs. There’s another class of animals that “estivate”–meaning they enter a state of dormancy in the summer/warm ...

You might remember in science class learning about hibernation – a time when certain animals "sleep" for long periods during the winter. In reality, hibernation is much more complex than that.