Assertion: black bear | /r/CapableOf | remain dormant
Facets:
value: for months
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: American black bears were once not considered true or "deep" hibernators, but because of discoveries about the metabolic changes that allow American black bears to remain dormant for months without eating, drinking, urinating or defecating, most biologists have redefined mammalian hibernation as "specialized, seasonal reduction in metabolism concurrent with scarce food and cold weather".
text: Black bears can remain dormant for up to 5 months in winter.