hibernate

Yellow-bellied marmots hibernate for most of the year, but they become active between April and September.

In order to endure the years-long trip, the crew needs to “hibernate” in three-month-long chunks, their sleep aided by heavy doses of drugs, which cause disorientation and confusion every time they wake up to perform some task.

The only catch is that Sparkle’s younger and older selves must trade off every week, agreeing to hibernate while the other one goes out on the town.

Ticks can withstand the heat but tend to almost hibernate when it’s a dry summer.

They hibernate for up to nine months each year and are most active from March to June and September to October.