Instructional Video4:46
TED-Ed

TED-ED: What's the difference between hibernation and sleep? - Sheena Faherty

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The Arctic Ground Squirrel hibernates by burrowing under the permafrost and slipping into a state of suspended animation. The female black bear can give birth while she hibernates. The fat-tailed dwarf lemur prepares to hibernate by...
Instructional Video7:19
Wonderscape

The Complexities of Hibernation: Understanding Animal Dormancy

K - 5th
This video provides an in-depth look at what happens inside an animal's body during hibernation, a process far more complex than just a long sleep. It explains how the endocrine system regulates hibernation through hormonal changes,...
Instructional Video5:52
Bizarre Beasts

The Primate That Might Hold The Key to Long Distance Space Travel

Pre-K - Higher Ed
To make long distance space travel possible, we need to figure out how to hibernate. But we're primates, and primates just can't do that! Or can we...?