Assertion: bat | /r/CapableOf | starve to death
Facets:
value: very often
type: DEGREE
value: before spring
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: This causes the bats to burn through their fat reserves too soon and they starve to death.
text: If this happens too many times over the course of a winter, the bats may starve to death before spring or leave the cave in such a weakened condition that they cannot successfully reproduce.
text: Bats with WNS have also been shown to awaken more frequently from torpor during hibernation and very often starve to death when they are unable to find food during the winter season.