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Conservation Trivia 1
What are the seven mammals that hibernate during the Winter?

Answer:
red_ball.gifRaccoons
raccoon.jpg
red_ball.gifChipmunks
chipmunk.jpg
red_ball.gifSkunks
skunk.jpg
red_ball.gifBears
bear.jpg
red_ball.gifBats
red_ball.gifWoodchucks
(also called groundhogs)
red_ball.gifJumping Mice


However, raccoons and skunks are not true hibernators, but will rouse themselves from a nap of only a few weeks if the weather warms. Skunk families sometimes merge their dens, bunking together with up to thirty skunks!



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