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Big Bear Lake used to hibernate when the snow melted, but not anymore. — Roy M. Wallack, Los Angeles Times, "Big Bear’s big outdoors appeal," 18 July 2019 During that portion of the year when there are no insects to eat, bats must hibernate to survive — and this has allowed the deadly fungus to flourish. — Louis Sahagun, latimes.com, "A deadly fungus is killing millions of bats in the U.S. Now it’s in California," 5 July 2019 But eastern fox snakes have adapted to winter in the region by hibernating. — Frank Vaisvilas, Daily Southtown, "Large snake resists arrest as Park Forest police chief extracts it from under hood of squad car," 7 June 2019 Like many hibernating insects, overwintering mosquitoes depend on supercooling, a process by which an animal has the ability to rid its body fluids of impurities that would trigger the formation of ice. — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, "Only female mosquitoes bother us (and other facts about the insects Alaskans love to hate)," 7 July 2018 Of course the zoo has bears, but those bears are hibernating. — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee zoo's polar bear will usher in spring and family activities at Groundhog Day event," 26 Jan. 2018 In some cases, bears are not hibernating at all, staying awake all winter. — New York Times, "As Winter Warms, Bears Can’t Sleep. And They’re Getting Into Trouble.," 4 May 2018 In some cases, bears are not hibernating at all, staying awake all winter. — New York Times, "As Winter Warms, Bears Can’t Sleep. And They’re Getting Into Trouble.," 4 May 2018 When these and other bat species hibernate in caves — for example, in Missouri and other states — the fungus found in caves grows, accumulates on their noses and rouses them from their slumber. — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, "Lake County bat monitoring program hopes to prevent fungus killing critical mammal," 23 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hibernate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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