Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.
Hibernaculum (zoology)
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Toad_-_geograph.org.uk_-_513983.jpg)
| Part of a series on |
| Animal dormancy |
|---|
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Bear_hibernating.jpg) |
A hibernaculum (plural form: hibernacula) (Latin, "tent for winter quarters") is a place in which an animal seeks refuge, such as a bear using a cave to overwinter. The word can be used to describe a variety of shelters used by many kinds of animals, including insects, toads, lizards, snakes, bats, rodents, and primates of various species.
Previous Page Next Page
