Definition
A state of prolonged dormancy that some animals enter during winter months, characterized by dramatically reduced metabolic rate, body temperature, breathing, and heart rate. This adaptation helps animals survive when food is scarce and temperatures are extreme.
Etymology
From Latin 'hibernus' meaning of winter, from 'hiems' meaning winter season. The biological term emerged in the 1600s as naturalists observed animals disappearing during cold months and began understanding this as an active survival strategy rather than simple inactivity.
Kelly Says
Hibernation is like nature's ultimate energy-saving mode! Arctic ground squirrels can lower their body temperature below freezing without dying, while their heart rate drops from 300 beats per minute to just 3-5 beats per minute. Some hibernating animals like bears don't actually enter true hibernation but rather torpor - they can wake up if disturbed, which is why mother bears can give birth and nurse cubs during their winter sleep.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የበረደ ንቆ
yeberede niko
ARالعربية
سبات شتوي
sibāt shatwī
BNবাংলা
শীতনিদ্রা
śītanidrā
CACatalà
hibernació
ibɛrnəˈsjo
CSČeština
hibernace
ɦibɛrnatsɛ
DADansk
vintersøvn
ˈʋenˀtɐsœʊ̯n
DEDeutsch
Winterschlaf
ˈvɪntɐʃlaːf
ELΕλληνικά
χειμερία
çimɛˈria
ESEspañol
hibernación
iβerˈnaθjon
FAفارسی
hibernation
hibernation
FISuomi
talvijuoksu
ˈtɑlviˌjuo̯ksu
FRFrançais
hibernation
ibɛʁnasjɔ̃
HEעברית
תרדמת חורף
tardemat ḥoref
HIहिन्दी
शीतनिद्रा
śītanidrā
HUMagyar
téli álom
ˈteːli ˈaːlom
IDBahasa Indonesia
hibernasi
hibernasi
IGIG
ịdị ncheche nke oyi
ịdị ncheche nke oyi
ITItaliano
ibernazione
iberˈnaːt͡sjoːne
KKKK
қысқы уақыттағы ұйқы
qysqy uaqtyғy uyqy
KMKM
ការគេងរដូវរងា
kaa geung rɑɑbɑa
MSBahasa Melayu
hibernasi
hibernasi
MYမြန်မာ
ဆောင်းနွေးငင်
hsaung nwe ngang
NLNederlands
winterslaap
ˈʋɪntərslaːp
NONorsk
vintersøvn
ˈʋɪntɛrsøʋn
PAPA
ਸ਼ੀਤ ਨਿਦਰਾ
śīt nidrā
PLPolski
hibernacja
xibɛrˈnat͡sja
PTPortuguês
hibernação
ibɨʁnɐˈsɐ̃w
RORomână
hibernare
hibernare
RUРусский
спячка
spyachka
SVSvenska
vintersömn
vɪnˈtɛʂœmn
SWKiswahili
usingizi wa majira ya baridi
usingizi wa majira ya baridi
TAதமிழ்
குளிர்கால உறக்கம்
kuḷirkāl uṟakkam
TEతెలుగు
శీతనిద్ర
śītanidra
THไทย
การนอนหนาว
kār non nāo
TLTL
taglamig na pagtulog
taglamig na pagtulog
TRTürkçe
hibernasyon
hibernasyon
UKУкраїнська
сплячка
splyachka
URاردو
سپاتِ سرما
sibāt-e sarmā
VITiếng Việt
sự ngủ đông
sự ngủ đông
YOYO
ìdì ṣeṣe ti ojo
ìdì ṣeṣe ti ojo
ZUZU
ukulala kwesithunzi
ukulala kwesithunzi