estivation
(noun)
to go into a state of inactivity during the summer months
Examples of estivation in the following topics:
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Temperature and Water
- Some animals hibernate or estivate to survive hostile temperatures.
- Hibernation enables animals to survive cold conditions, while estivation allows animals to survive the hostile conditions of a hot, dry climate.
- Animals that hibernate or estivate enter a state known as torpor, a condition in which their metabolic rate is significantly lowered.
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Animal Bioenergetics
- If torpor occurs during the summer months with high temperatures and little water, it is called estivation.
- Some desert animals estivate to survive the harshest months of the year.