They will drink the milk from the mother which contains over 30% fat. They are only the size of a squirrel when they are born and they are completely blind and helpless. The mother will typically give birth to the little cubs in late January.īecause the cups are super small they are able to not wander off by themselves even though the mother is still hibernating. The gestation period (pregnancy length) is up to 250 days for black bears and the mother bear shows some remarkable behavior. Do bears wake up to give birth during hibernation? To be able to slow down your heart rate and body temperature like this is very impressive and unique. This is a very special feature you don’t find and many other animals. This helps the bear survive and be well during the hibernation period. The parking temperature of the bear wood drop around 4 to 5°. This proves that the Bears are actually alert and they are ready to take action in case they have to. As soon as the scientists approach the bear (in hibernation state) the heart rate of the animal would go up even though they didn’t make a sound. Studies have also shown that even though bears go into keep hibernation they are still fully aware of their surroundings. Once in a while, there will go up to 14 seconds(!) between the heartbeats of the animal. When bears go into deep hibernation they can slow down their breaths to two only 2 breaths per minute. Including the month they go into hibernation.Īnd what they have found this quite astonishing! The heart rate drops significantly Scientists have been able to track the cardiac activity of black bears all over the year. That way the bones will not weaken too much and when the bear wakes up it is 100% fit and ready for the next season. But that’s actually not the case.īears are able to recycle calcium into their bones during hibernation. You would also think that its muscles and bones would weaken after months of hibernation. You would think that the hibernating bear is totally out. Some animals will migrate to warmer areas while others go into hibernation like the brown bears.
What Happens When Animals Hibernate?Īnimals have several ways of surviving the cold winter. Let’s start by looking at what actually happens during the quiet months in the dens.
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