Hibernation

Aestivation
 Why amphibians range widely over globe?
• Ability to withstand harsh conditions
• Life history needs met in short periods when conditions favorable
 Hibernation
Hibernation is a time when
animals ‘sleep’ through cold
weather.

This sleep is not like human sleep

where loud noises can wake you
up.
With normal sleep, the animal
moves a little, has an active
brain, and can wake up very
quickly.

With true hibernation, the animal

appears dead. There is no
movement and it takes a long
time for it to wake up
When an animal begins to
hibernate, its body temperature
drops very low so that it almost
matches the temperature
outside.

Your temperature is normally about

98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. If you
were a hibernator and it was 30
degrees outside
your body temperature would
drop from 98.6 down to about
30-40 degrees.
The animal’s heartbeat and
breathing slow down, too

Hibernation may last several days

or weeks depending on species,
temperature, and time of year.
Invertebrate and vertebrate
animals are known to enter this
state to avoid damage from high
temperatures

a state of reduce metabolism

seen most commonly in
anurans inhabiting
periodically dry habitats and
become inactive.
In Amphibian
Some toads dig a burrow in the
ground in order to escape dry,
hot weather. They might put
stuff like gel all around their

burrow so that they lose less

water.
They estivate for 8-9 months
until the rains begin again.
General behavior and ecology
- Highly terrestrial
- Nocturnal and fossorial.
- Spend 7-10 months/ year for Estivation.
- Eggs and Larva develop quickly
- Can occur several months when condition
are favorable

Who do aestivation?
Adult anurans that inhabits in xeric area, or
area which prolonged drought which
surface water is disappeared. Most of them
aestivate in burrow.
 Aestivation
Aestivation also known as
"summer sleep", is a state of
animal dormancy.

It takes place during times of

heat and dryness, the hot dry
season, which is inevitable
during the summer months.
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The polar environment may be characterized by grisly cold, scarcity of food and
darkness in winter, and lush conditions and continuous light in summer.
Resident animals cope with these changes by behavioral, physical and physiological
means. These include responses aimed at reducing exposure, such as ‘balling up’,
huddling and shelter building; seasonal changes in insulation by fur, plumage and
blubber; and circulatory adjustments aimed at preservation of core temperature, to which
end the periphery and extremities are cooled to increase insulation. Newborn altricial
animals have profound tolerance to hypothermia, but depend on parental care for
warmth, whereas precocial mammals are well insulated and respond to cold with non-
shivering thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue, and precocial birds shiver to produce
heat. Most polar animals prepare themselves for shortness of food during winter by the
deposition of large amounts of fat in times of plenty during autumn. These deposits are
governed by a sliding set-point for body fatness throughout winter so that they last until
the sun reappears in spring. Polar animals are, like most others, primarily active during
the light part of the day, but when the sun never sets in summer and darkness prevails
during winter, high-latitude animals become intermittently active around the clock,
allowing opportunistic feeding at all times.