Hibernationismorethansleep
Itisaverydeepsleep
Theanimal'stemperaturedropstojustoverzerocentigrade,anditsheartbeatsveryslowly
Peoplewhofindhibernatinganimalsasleepoftenthinkthattheyaredead:thebodyfeelsverycold,andthecreaturemaybreatheonlyonceeveryfiveminutes
Ahibernatinganimalcannotfeelanypain
Youcantouchit,orevenpullitstail,withoutcausingittomoveorwakeup
Initshibernatingstateitcanevenliveinapoisonousatmosphereforalongtimewithoutanyilleffect
冬眠不仅仅是睡眠,而是一种沉睡
动物的体温降到刚好在零摄氏度以上,心脏跳动非常缓慢
人们看到处于冬眠状态的动物,常常以为它们是死的:身体摸上去冰凉,可能每5分钟才呼吸一次
冬眠的动物感觉不到任何疼痛
你可以摸它,拉它的尾巴,也不能使它动一动或醒过来
当它处于冬眠状态时,甚至可以长时间地生活在有毒空气中而无任何不良后果
Hibernatinginthisway,theanimalcansleepallthroughthewinter
Youmightwonderhowitmanagestolivewithouteatingforsomanymonths
Theanswerliesintwofacts
Thefirstisthatithasstoredsuppliesoffatinitsbodydurin