HibernatinG bear

(From alittlepinchofperfect.com)

Supplies:

• Paper plate

• Scissors

• Paint brush

• Pen

• Craft paint (black, gray)

• Glue

• Nature treasures (leaves, sticks, bark…)

• Cotton balls

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This animal can sleep for up to 100 days without eating, drinking water, or passing waste.

Scientists believe that humans cannot hibernate due to a. Our size. b. Not having the right organs. c. Incompatible brain structures. d. Not being able to burn fat slowly enough.

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Animals survive through hibernation by___ a. Freezing their bodies to preserve themselves until winter is over. b. Relying on a family unit member to bring them food and keep them sheltered. c. Doubling their body weight and eating as much as they can. d. Consuming only water to conserve energy and not waste energy through digestion. e. By entering an almost meditative state that halts their metabolic rate and energy consumption entirely. a. Dormice b. Pandas c. Echidnas d. Squirrels e. Kangaroos Answers located on bottom of page.

This animal holds the record for the longest hibernation of 11 months; even their name means ‘to sleep’.

Guess Zoo?

Steps:

Step 1: Cut the paper plate in half and cut out the middle section to make a “C” shape for the front of the cave.

Step 2: Paint the “C” shape gray and the other half of the paper plate black for the inside of the cave and set aside to dry.

Step 3: Cut out a bear and draw a sleeping face on it.

Step 4: Glue the bear to the black part of the cave and decorate the cave with cotton balls and nature treasures.

Step 5: Glue the “C” shape on top of the black part and the craft is complete!

Can you identify these animals? Answers located on bottom of page.

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