[DOC] [TLE] What Is Winter Torpor? | Forest Society [PAR] Dec 5, 2014 ... A light sleeper - this black bear in winter torpor to survive a season of scarce food 
resources. ... It's called torpor. ... A prolonged sleep state during the coldest 
weeks of winter when food is ... In New Hampshire, skunks, chipmunks, squirrels, 
raccoons and bears are among the animals that go into torpor. [DOC] [TLE] Objectives Introduction - North Dakota State University [PAR] When the animal's body systems slow down it goes into a sleep-like state called 
torpor. Torpor in the summer is called estivation. Torpor in the winter is called... [DOC] [TLE] Torpor - Wikipedia [PAR] Torpor is a state of decreased physiological activity in an animal, usually by a 
reduced body temperature and metabolic rate. Torpor enables animals to survive 
periods of reduced food availability. ... This is known as hibernation if it occurs 
during winter or aestivation if it occurs during the summer. Daily torpor, on the 
other... [DOC] [TLE] Check and uncheck as needed to select sections to print. Then ... [PAR] Hibernation is a period of inactivity during which an animal's metabolism (the 
body ... The smaller the animal, the easier it is for it to lose body heat and go into 
torpor. ... After a period of time in this inactive stateusually days or weeksan 
animal arouses ... Many hibernators have a specialized tissue called brown fat, 
which... [DOC] [TLE] Eastern chipmunk videos, photos and facts - Tamias striatus | ARKive [PAR] The eastern chipmunk is named for its distribution across eastern parts of the 
United ... The eastern chipmunk has moderately long, soft fur, which may be paler 
in winter .... Sciuridae species, the eastern chipmunk can have two breeding 
periods a .... Torpor: A sleep-like state in which the body processes slow to a 
fraction of... [DOC] [TLE] January | 2016 | Our Stories and Perspectives | Page 4 [PAR] Jan 7, 2016 ... Some animals enter into a hibernation-like state known as brumation. They don't 
really sleep like a hibernating bear, but their metabolisms slow way down. ... 
Chickadees can go through a brumation cycle every night, dropping their ... says 
that when chipmunks get hungry during the winter, they just eat... [DOC] [TLE] Download - IdeaPark [PAR] Hibernation is a process in which animals enter a deep sleep-like state to ... 
Some examples of animals that hibernate are: bears, skunks, chipmunks, and 
some bats. Adaptation. Some animals remain active during the winter months. ... 
go into full hibernation during the winter; they do go into a deep sleep known as 
torpor... [DOC] [TLE] Hibernation Definition Essay - Mid Term Papers [PAR] Hibe rnation is an inactive, sleep like state that animals must go and at least one 
... hibernators eat large amounts of food in the fall season, storing fat in ... activity 
cannot truly be called hibernation, but experiencing a state of torpor ... 
woodchucks, chipmunks, red squirrels, and jumping mice become dormant in the 
winter. [DOC] [TLE] Book - Tennessee Opportunity Programs [PAR] So do woodchucks and chipmunks, hamsters and hedgehogs, bats and bears. ... 
Some animals only go into a torpor or temporary sleep time and can wake up 
quickly. ... A few reptiles go their entire hibernation period without breathing, and 
even .... not true hibernators; they actually enter a milder state, torpor, in the 
winter. [DOC] [TLE] Getting to Know Columbian Ground Squirrels  bears.beers ... [PAR] May 5, 2016 ... The Columbian ground squirrel is a small mammal species in the rodent ... These 
little guys are rather closely related to chipmunks, marmots, and ... Ground 
squirrels go through a cycle of what's known as torpor and arousal ... rate and go 
into a sleep-like state called torpor, and then experience body... [DOC] [TLE] Stupid (to me) question | Page 2 | Tegu Talk [PAR] Sleep: The state of sleep as described in mammals is characterized by ... the 
winter in an inactive, sleep-like state and occurs in practically every phylum. ... 
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Question: Chipmunks go into a sleeplike state called torpor during this winter period
Answer: Hibernation