Did you know there’s a mammal that can hibernate underwater? Discover the fascinating survival strategies of this unique creature that defies the odds by slowing down its metabolism and thriving ...

This phenomenon, called torpor, reduces their oxygen needs and slows their metabolism. Non-hibernating mammals, such as rats or humans, do not possess this natural ability. However, researchers have ...

This species is also much more solitary in its roosting and hibernating habits than are other bats ... With your help, we'll keep fighting for the survival of these unique flying mammals.

Friedhelm Adam/imagebroker/IMAGO Among mammals, a distinction is made between hibernation and dormancy. True hibernators like bats, dormice, hamsters, hedgehogs and marmots drastically reduce ...

In 2002, however, a single male was discovered hibernating in disused railway tunnels in Sussex. The male was only ever found alone and so became known as "Britain’s rarest mammal and the loneliest ...