Would You Sign Up For Induced Hibernation?

by interestingfacts.com When the weather warms in spring, animals begin stirring from hibernation. But they haven’t spent the previous few months just catching up on beauty sleep. Hibernation is a complex physiological state that helps animals survive seasons when resources are low. Here are a few facts on this unusual adaptation, and the critters that …

Why That Ferret Is Dying For A Little Action

by Kevin Burton    Got these facts from my friend Tracy, labelled as “32 things to make you stop thinking of politics.”    Well I wasn’t thinking of politics, but I am happy to muse on these (snide comments from me in parenthesis): 1. A rat can last longer without water than a camel.  (And …