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Winter Hibernation

hibernationThe cold and darkness of winter often makes us want to sleep more than usual. Some animals take winter sleep a step further and go into hibernation. When food is hard to find during the winter, hibernation helps an animal use less energy to stay alive. The bodies of some small animals, like insects and frogs, actually freeze during hibernation and come alive again in the spring!

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