hibernation
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Japan confirmed Friday the first fatal bear attack of 2026 after a record 13 deaths last year, with reports pointing to a jump in sightings as the animals emerge hungry from hibernation.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
The humble tomato, beloved by many yet scorned by some, slowly awakens from hibernation, reminding us that warm weather, spent indulging in fresh salads and produce-filled sandwiches, is almost here.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
However, Kluh said she theorizes the Aedes aegypti might not have completely gone into hibernation during the winter and were ready to pounce at the first sign of warm temperatures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Figuring out how to mimic hibernation, allowing the human body to husband resources during long stretches of transport, could contribute to superiority in space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
I remember what Chicho taught me about perspective and all of a sudden the winter seems beautiful to me, a time of hibernation and waiting, just like I’ve been hibernating and waiting.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
But off-schedule springs can have devastating ecological impacts, from pollinators missing the flowers they usually visit to an increase in conflicts between humans and animals as hibernations are cut short.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 22, 2023
“Just like caterpillars and butterflies are different stages of development” of one organism, Shara said, the hibernations and eruptions of these binary star systems are cyclical.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2017
But it may not be the only one: many go through periods of fasting — during hibernations or migrations, for example — and must carefully ration internal energy stores in order to survive.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 24, 2013
Spring is when road workers emerge from their winter hibernations, and orange traffic cones pop up like yellow daffodils.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2010
Even hibernations can be overdone, come to think of it.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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