Microbes Help Hibernating Animals Recycle Nutrients, Maintain Muscle Through Winter

ENN
Jan 28, 2022, 3:23 pm186 pts
To get through a long winter without food, hibernating animals — like the 13-lined ground squirrel — can slow their metabolism by as much as 99 percent, but they still need important nutrients like proteins to maintain muscles while they hibernate.

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