Hibernation
Bear attacks a skier in North Macedonia as mild winters cut their hibernation short
A Danish skier was injured in a bear attack at a nature park in North Macedonia Tuesday, in an area where authorities say mild winters have led to a surge in the brown bear population.
Ultrasound to the brain induces hibernation in mice & maybe humans
Scientists identified a set of neurons in the hypothalamus that allows mice to enter torpor & found that they could induce hibernation on demand
Animals can't hibernate amid prolonged summer conditions
The unseasonably warm weather in the tourist hot spot region of Antalya and the prolonged summer conditions have disrupted the hibernation patterns of bear families and turtles, causing stress among the animals.
Van bears defy hibernation, raise concern among scientists
Bears in the eastern province of Van raise eyebrows among scientists as they defy their natural hibernation patterns due to global warming and the availability of food all year round, warns professor Dr. Lokman Aslan, the director of the Van YYU Wildlife Conservation and Rehabilitation Center.
Winter hibernation begins for brown bears at Arcturos shelter in Nymfaio
The brown bears in Nymfaio, near Florina, in northern Greece, have entered their winter hibernation following recent colder weather and snow, as announced by Arcturos on Friday.
Non-hibernating bears fed with special diet program
A special diet program has been made for 72 bears that did not hibernate in Türkiye's only bear shelter in the northwestern province of Bursa.
Some 72 bears at the Karacabey Ovakorusu Bear Shelter could not hibernate due to the unusual seasonal conditions. Apart from the food they find in the natural environment, the bears are fed specially by their caretakers to prepare for winter.
Bears unable to hibernate as winter warms
Camera traps used in the wildlife monitoring and research studies of Bartın University have captured images of bears that could not hibernate due to the weather conditions above the seasonal norms in the northern province's Ulus district.
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Astronauts could be put into hibernation to travel to Mars
Sometimes it is confused with sleep because when an animal is hibernating it looks like it is sleeping, but it’s a fundamentally different state
Environmental Disaster in Burgas Region, Thousands of Snakes Crawl out on Roads
The situation near the village of Dimchevo, Burgas region may be described as a real eco-catastrophe. The recent floods, which made the local authorities declare partial state of emergency, drove thousands of animals out of their burrows and now they sprawled all over the place to seek shelter in order to survive.
When the state works
The Greek state has matured abruptly in the past few days. It was called upon to manage an unprecedented crisis under very difficult circumstances and has done so professionally, selflessly and competently.
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