Do polar bears go into hibernation? Detailed answer

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Do polar bears go into hibernation?

Many people think that animals hibernate because the weather gets cold where they live. And since the polar bear lives where it is very cold, he must certainly hibernate.

However, animals hibernate because food supplies are scarce in winter. They don't put away supplies for the winter, but instead go to bed. At this time, a store of fat is stored on their body, which they gradually eat all winter. During hibernation, all life processes almost stop. The body temperature drops, breathing slows down, the heart beats weakly.

Does the same thing happen to polar bears? The answer to this question is negative. In winter, polar bears sleep more than in summer, but this is not the well-known hibernation of animals. The temperature and breathing of polar bears remain normal. They sleep in burrows and caves made of snow and ice. During warming, bears can roam all day and even at night.

Female polar bears sleep more in winter than males. They lie in a den, they are sometimes covered with snow for weeks. During this winter sleep, cubs are born. They are very small at birth, weighing between 170 and 230 grams. Therefore, the mother bear takes care of them for several winter months. In the spring, hibernating animals wake up from changes in temperature, humidity, and hunger. They crawl out of their dens and begin to feed.

Author: Likum A.

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The rebels surrounded the sleeping Thunderer and "fettered" rawhide belts with hundreds of knots so that he could not move. Zeus threatened them with immediate death, but in response, the gods, who prudently hid his lightning away, only laughed insultingly. When they were already celebrating their victory and zealously discussing who should become the successor of Zeus, Thetis, foreseeing civil strife on Olympus, rushed in search of the hundred-armed Briareus. He, acting with all his hands at once, quickly untied the straps and freed his master.

Since Hera was at the head of the conspiracy, Zeus, using golden bracelets, hung his rebellious wife by the wrists to the sky, and tied anvils to her feet. Although all the gods were deeply outraged by such a cruel act of the Thunderer, none of them dared to come to the aid of Hera, despite her plaintive cries.

Zeus eventually promised to free Hera if all the gods swore an oath not to rebel against him again. With great reluctance, each of the gods made such an oath.

Zeus punished Poseidon and Apollo by sending them as slaves to the Trojan king Laomedon. The rest of the gods were pardoned as acting under duress.

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