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Bears sleep for their entire hibernation and recycle their waste.
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Bears do not hibernate, they enter Torpor
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Isn't torpor just the scientific term for hibernation, or are they distinct?
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They are similar, but Torpor is involuntary, hibernation is voluntary. Torpor is for short periods of time, hibernation is for long periods. Torpor drops the body temperature just a little, hibernation drops body temperature significantly. Torpor allows an animal to wake up and move around minimally (like to get food/eat) while hibernation does not.
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