Fossil evidence of ‘hibernation-like’ state in 250-million-year-old Antarctic animal – Mirage News

Creature was a distant relative of mammals
Life restoration of Lystrosaurus in a state of torpor
Hibernation is a familiar feature on Earth today. Many animals — especially those that live close to or in polar regions — hibernate to get through tough winter months when food is scarce, temperatures drop and days are dark.
According to new U.S. National Science Foundation-funded research, this type of adaptation has a long history. In a paper in the journal Communications Biology, scientists at…

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