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WS Man walking through park during winter / Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
WS Man walking through park during winter / Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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WS View of house and foot bridge in city during winter / Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
WS View of house and foot bridge in city during winter / Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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WS Two men hide from the snow by cafe entrance / Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
WS Two men hide from the snow by cafe entrance / Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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VOICED : La salvacion de las mariposas monarca
VOICED : La salvacion de las mariposas monarca
TED-Ed
Licking Bees and Pulping Trees: The Reign of a Wasp Queen
The life of a wasp queen is detailed in a short animated video that follows her attempts to emerge from hibernation, locate a nesting place, and create a new colony.
PBS
Seasonal Science: Hibernation
Without access to water, humans survive only a few days yet animals that hibernate seem to survive without water for months. Learn how animals survive hibernation in a video that is part of the Seasonal Science series. It addresses many...
TED-Ed
How Does Hibernation Work?
Did you know animals hibernate all around the world, even in the deserts and tropical rain forests? How do these animals reach extreme body temperatures and undergo a decreased heart rate that would be deadly to non-hibernating animals?...
Deep Look
The Ladybug Love-In: A Valentine's Special
Ladybugs live alone most of the year but gather together for winter. An informative video explains that this gathering serves two purposes: mating and hibernating.
MinuteEarth
Birds that Hibernate in Lakes?!
Birds seem to disappear at various times of the year, and many early theories about this phenomenon turned out to be wrong. The video introduces two of these theories as well as how scientists learned the truth. It explains a few...
Debra Diegmann
Groundhog Day by Gail Gibbons
Listen as the speaker reads Groundhog Day by Gail Gibbons. The video shows the illustrations in the book, but not the words. It even introduces the most famous groundhog, Punxatawney Phil.
SciShow Kids
Fun Facts About Groundhogs
Punxatawney Phil is a woodchuck, or more famously known as a groundhog. This furry little creature enjoys chewing on wood and hibernating in the winter, but when he wakes up and sees his shadow, the next few weeks of winter or spring...
Sesame Street
Meredith Viera: Hibernate
Before a discussion involving animals that hibernate, this video, featuring Meredith Viera, could be used to introduce the concept. Through a visual representation, the short video shows what hibernation means.
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Response to External Environments
Paul Andersen explains how organisms respond to the external environment. He begins with a discussion of behavioral responses like hibernation and migration. He ends with a discussion of physiological responses like shivering and...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: What Is Hibernation?
Have you ever wondered why certain animals surface during only certain parts of the year? It may be because they are hibernating. When animals hibernate, it means that they are going into a deep and prolonged sleep. Animals mostly do...
Songs for Teaching
Songs for Teaching: Hibernation
This downloadable song by Sara Jordan tells how different animals survive during the long cold winters. After listening to the four choices in this song, which do you think humans do?