Ages 6-8 - 20 pages, 1391 words | 12 minutes of reading | © Éditions du Ricochet, 2012, for the 1st publication - all rights reserved
Hibernation doesn't happen on a whim. Throughout the warm season, animals prepare for it by eating a lot to build up reserves and by arranging their shelter.
Burrows, hollowed-out tree stumps, crevices in rocks, old abandoned houses... Hibernating animals sleep in a very peculiar way.
Their heart beats slow down, they barely breathe, and they become very cold.
The marmot's body temperature drops to 8 degrees. The hedgehog can go an hour without breathing...
Raconté par Mickaëlle