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Q: How can bears slow it's heart down in the winter but still not die?
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What do bears eat in winter?

Basically little or nothing, their Metabolism slows down to a point where they seem semi-comatose and spend most of the winter asleep [hibernation] in a sheltered spot.


What does a bear feed on?

In the winter, when there is little to eat,a bear's heart rate slows down. Bear's don't eat or drink anything over the frostey winter. A hibernating bear can lose up to half of its body weight over the winter


What happens to polar bears' fur in the summer?

the polar bears fur sits down flat in summer in winter their fur is all fluffed up


How does hibernation protect the bears?

During the winter, food is too scarce for brown bears and black bears to survive. Hibernation is a state of extreme sleep where metabolism slows down. This reduces energy use and allows the animal to survive winter on its fat reserves alone.


Why are lipids important for bears?

Lipids are fat, oils, and waxes. When bears go into hibernation, bears need lipids because they take longer to break down and keep the bears body working during the winter. Lipids are the high energy source giving the bear the energy while they're sleeping.


What type of bear does not hibernate?

All kinds of bears technically don't hibernate. They enter into a phase called torpor which is like a deep slumber but they can awaken and often do from their slumber.Panda Bears, sun bears, and sloth bears do not hybernate.


What time a day do newts sleep?

They don't! When it gets cold or food is scarce, they slow down similarly to how bears hibernate in the winter. That's as close as they get to sleep.


How long can bears go without sleep?

I don"t know, fact is, they hibernate in the winter and body processes are slowed down as the bear is (Running on the batteries) they do not eat or excrete while in hibernation state. Polar Bears Hibernate in Ice Caves or floes.


What is the weather like in a jungle when it is winter?

Its still hot because there are animals that can only survive in heat. it will always be hott there but in winter for us it goes down to about 80 or 90 degrees


Some polar bears go through long periods of sleep during the cold winter months In what two ways might their fat cells help the bears survive during these periods?

Before the polar bear hibernates, it eats tons of food, which then supplements it through the winter. Naturally, While the polar bear is sleeping, it's heart rate slows also allowing the food to with stand such a long period of time.


Why you need energy when you are sleeping?

Because your body isn't stopping, merely slowing down. You're still breathing, your heart is still beating ASO.


Does she still have feelings for you?

She still has feelings... But it is trapped down inside her heart looking for a way out... If you can help her to get that feeling, you need to make her feel really special to you