What Animals Hibernate In Autumn
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What animals hibernate in autumn. You might mistake these tiny creatures for a baby squirrel. Some animals hibernate for part or all of the winter. This is a special very deep sleep.
It uses very little energy. As early as autumn many animals start looking for suitable winter quarters. Youll probably have noticed a lack of frog toad and newt activity in autumn and early winter and they do in fact become dormant during these months for survival.
Most butterfly species spend winter in the larval stage but some hibernate as adults including the brimstone peacock and comma. Although they mostly live in trees they move down to the ground to hibernate. All that stored body fat produces energy to stay alive.
But what can you do now. Queen bees will gorge on pollen and nectar to store fat before burrowing deep into the soil in early autumn. They use this fat for energy while.
Animals of all varieties including birds squirrels chipmunks and deer stay active during the fall season by getting ready for winter. Hedgehogs and bats are two examples of British hibernating animals. The Hazel dormouse will eat in excess during the autumn months to gather stored fat in preparation for their winter hibernation.
Some animals like mice prepare a den and line it with leavesand paper to make it warm and cosy. There are also many creative writing pages which children can use to write about where and how these animals hibernate. They can stay there for up to nine months.