HIBERNATION
Hibernation
Hibernation is a suppressed metabolic state that falls under the umbrella-term of torpor or dormancy. It is but one of many forms of metabolic suppression. Hibernation is a widespread and common survival strategy expressed under the threat of a metabolic energy crisis. Conversely and considering that some animals exist in this state for the greater part of the year, it could just as easily be considered the default metabolic state and up-regulation of metabolism merely a response to the availability of energy. As the name suggests, hibernation has a seasonal connotation that points to triggering by the threat of lowered ambient temperatures, famine, and darkness, ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Hibernation
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hibernation
Noun
- A state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals during winter.
- A standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.
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