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Adorable Snoozing Lemurs Are Teaching Scientists The Secrets of Hibernation – ScienceAlert
Spring is coming to North America and scientists are quietly excited. Little dwarf lemurs are waking up after months in hibernation – the first time these furry…
Spring is coming to North America and scientists are quietly excited. Little dwarf lemurs are waking up after months in hibernation the first time these furry fat-tailed animals have gone into a long hibernation in captivity.
New research, which recreated seasonal conditions to coax captive dwarf lemurs into hibernation just like their wild kin do in western Madagascar, suggests these animals can return to their wild hibernating ways after decades of breeding in captive care.
“We’ve been able to…
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