Hibernating pygmy-possums can sense danger even while dormant
Monday, August 22, 2016 - 11:01
in Biology & Nature
What happens to hibernating or torpid animals when a bushfire rages? Are they able to sense danger and wake up from their energy-saving sleep to move to safety? Yes, says Julia Nowack of the University of New England in Australia, lead author of a study in Springer’s journal The Science of Nature about the reaction […]