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Tag Archives: brumation

Ripples 11/18/21

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Jim KnickelbineNovember 18, 2021

Ripples from the Dunes, by Kennedy Zittel, Assistant Naturalist On warm days here at the Dunes it isn’t uncommon to see a common garter snake basking in the sun alongside the trails. Common garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) are some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reptiles | Tagged brumation, cold-blooded, garter snake, hibernaculum, sun basking

Ripples 10/8/20

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Jim KnickelbineOctober 23, 2020

As October wanes, animals are faced with several choices.  Well, not really choices, because they are determined by biology honed over millions of years.     There are two types of dormancy in living things- prescriptive, in which an organism enters dormancy … Continue reading →

Posted in Dormancy | Tagged body temperature, brumation, hibernation, partial-hibernation
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