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Animals spending winter in dormant condi...

Animals spending winter in dormant conditons is referred as under

A

Hibernation

B

Aestivation

C

Mimicry

D

Camouflage

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Hibernation, a state of greatly reduced metabolic activity and lowered body temperature adopted by certain mammals as an adaptation to adverse winter system in microgram per gram of body weight or less conditions. For example: Fishes, frogs, turtles, polar bear and some insects also undergo hibernation.
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