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20 Things You Didn't Know About... Hibernation

It's not as restful as you might think. Especially if you wake up to find you're a new mom.

By Gregory Mone

Jun 20, 2013 12:00 AMMay 21, 2019 5:43 PM

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Edible dormouse or fat dormouse (Glis glis). reptiles4all / Shutterstock

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