Black bears hibernate but are not considered 'true hibernators' like woodchucks; they experience lower body temperatures and slower heart rates during the winter denning season to survive cold weather and food scarcity.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: The Last Green Valley
  The Migrating and Hibernating Season - The Last Green Valley

Sources

• The Migrating and Hibernating Season - The Last Green Valley thelastgreenvalley.org The Last Green Valley via serper

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• hibernation concept
• body temperature concept
• heart rate concept