Do our bears hibernate?
833 views · Published 11 October 2016 · 0:21 · Indexed 10 November 2026
Channel: Orphaned Wildlife Center · 2016 · Pets & Animals
A question we get a LOT this time of year, is "Do the bears still hibernate (in captivity)?". The answer is "kind of". The bears slow down a GREAT deal. They eat very little. They sleep most of the day. But they don't truly go into a hibernation. If you scroll back to last year you'll see lots of videos of our bears playing in the snow. They love to play in the snow! In recent years there has also been a LOT of debate among scientists as to if bears actually hibernate or not. Many say that what bears do is go into a torpor state and NOT a true hibernation.
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