The word hibemate' is derived from a Latin word which means winter sleep. Not all animals in temperate
countries hibemate. Some, Wike the bear, the squirrel and the chipmunk do not really hibernate. They do
sleep more during the snowing season than in summer but on warm and pleasant days, they will wake up
and come out in the open
A good sample of a typical hiberating animal is the woodchuck. Unlike the squirtel, it does not have to
Work Eura hard during the summer months to collect and store food for the cold season. It depends on
plant food and when the season comes along, its food supply is gone. However, it has a reserve supply of
fat on its own body. Thus, when it can no longer find food, it crawls deep into its burrow and goes to
sleep it seens through the whole season and lives on the fat which it has stored in its body.
The sleep of a true hibematar is almost like death. It is quite different from ordinary sleep. While an
animal is hiberating, all its body functions almost stop. The temperature of its body decreases rapidly
until it is only slightly higher than the surrounding air in its den. This allows the animal to burn the fat in
s body very very slowly. Since it burns less fuel, less oxygen is released and the result is that its
treathing is slower and its heart beats only faintly. If the temperature in the den becomes very low, the
hibemating animal wakes up, digs itself a little deeper and goes to sleep once again
The animal is awakened in spring by the change in temperature, moisture and hunger. It then crawis out
of its den
It is interesting to know that many cold blooded animals hibernate too. Earthworms crawl down into the
earth below the frost line; frogs bury themselves in the mud at the bottom of ponds and snakes crawl
ITD cracks in the rocks or holes in the ground.
Choose the correct option.
When do animals hibernate?
Autumn
Winter
Summer
Spring
Why is the bear not a real hibernator?
They wake up and come out on warm days.
They are at a risk of dying
They don't enjoy hibernating.
They hate sleeping
Which cold blooded animals are mentioned in the passage?
Lons, digers and leopards
Bear squirrels and chipmunks
Wicodchuco
Earthworms, frogs and snakes
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Answers
Explanation:
The word hibemate' is derived from a Latin word which means winter sleep. Not all animals in temperate
countries hibemate. Some, Wike the bear, the squirrel and the chipmunk do not really hibernate. They do
sleep more during the snowing season than in summer but on warm and pleasant days, they will wake up
and come out in the open
A good sample of a typical hiberating animal is the woodchuck. Unlike the squirtel, it does not have to
Work Eura hard during the summer months to collect and store food for the cold season. It depends on
plant food and when the season comes along, its food supply is gone. However, it has a reserve supply of
fat on its own body. Thus, when it can no longer find food, it crawls deep into its burrow and goes to
sleep it seens through the whole season and lives on the fat which it has stored in its body.
The sleep of a true hibematar is almost like death. It is quite different from ordinary sleep. While an
animal is hiberating, all its body functions almost stop. The temperature of its body decreases rapidly