Animals That Hibernate In Ireland. How well do you know animals that hibernate? Adored by cute animal lovers everywhere, hedgehogs have reached “native” status in ireland.
Lowering their body temperature and metabolism. During true hibernation, the animal's body temperature drops, and its rate of breathing slows down. Bears are the animals most known for hibernating, but they aren't the only ones.
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The autumn migration with its passage of millions of birds is an amazing event in the calendar of the natural world. An animals breathing and heartbeat slows down and body temperature reduces so it does not use much energy. Hibernation is used by some of ireland’s animals, notably the bats and hedgehog, but also frogs, lizards and newts. Hedgehogs build nests of leaves, grass and moss.
