Concept of hibernation challenged: Bat species is first mammal found hibernating at constant warm temperatures
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - 12:30
in Biology & Nature
The Middle East, with temperate winters, was until recently considered an unlikely host for hibernating mammals. Now new research is set to change the very concept of hibernation. Researchers discovered two species of the mouse-tailed bat that hibernate at the unusually warm and constant temperature of about 68°F in caves in Israel's Great Rift Valley.