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Written by Dimitris Kontopoulos on 2025-01-06 at 12:16

Numerous species of #mammals and #birds can respond to challenging periods (e.g., lack of food or water, extreme cold) through #torpor.

Photo: a torpid Eastern chipmunk. Taken by @dl_levesque / @daniellelevesque.bsky.social, the 2nd author of this paper.

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