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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Amphibians may have survived because of their ability to hibernate or to enter a state of torpor.
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Few people look at the bright side of impromptu, outdoor conversations with hibernating neighbors.
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He had thought that a hibernating man showed no sign of life, but now he knew that this was wrong.
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In fact, the ability to hibernate bestowed an ingenious advantage on many creatures.
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One was already examining log crevices at the cabin, perhaps looking for a place to hibernate .
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The small mammals alive at this time did not hibernate , but had insulating fur and could burrow underground.
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This is when the pilots who have been hibernating during the winter months get their gliders out and start flying again.
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Woodchucks, like many other ground squirrels, hibernate in their underground burrows where they are thought to sleep away the winter.