When winter arrives, animals have two main choices: sleep more or shut down almost completely until spring. You’ve probably ...

Many insects hibernate during the winter just like mammals do, although the process for these bugs looks a little different.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – While not many of the animals you’ll see at the zoo will end up hibernating, because that would make for a boring zoo, those who work there like the zoo’s Veterinarian Dr.

As one of the northernmost states, Maine experiences some of the harshest winters in the country. Northern Maine sees ...

Biologically speaking, it is normal, and even critical, for nature to do more during the brighter months and to do less ...

You may think you've perfected the art of the wintertime nap - especially after a big holiday meal - but the true professionals are already seriously sacked out. Tucked beneath trees and dug deep into ...

The days are shorter and colder now — winter is only three weeks away — prompting us to turn up thermostats and build fires in the fireplace to stay warm and cozy. Wild creatures, though, have no such ...

Hedgehogs are going into hibernation in the coming weeks and households with gardens may be able to help protect the ...

When the nights get long and the days are cold and gray, bears find a den out in the woods to settle down for a long winter snooze. But with the deepest part of winter upon us, not all bears are ...

You’ve heard of birds flying south to escape the winter, but do you know how chipmunks spend the colder months? Eastern chipmunks dig their burrows near decaying logs or stone piles, carving out a ...

Improved organ transplantation, enhanced anorexia treatments and even the possibility of sending people deeper into space — Yale researchers believe that studying animals’ natural processes, like ...