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Thread #117520   Message #2531800
Posted By: open mike
05-Jan-09 - 12:10 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Did cold farmers 'hibernate' in winter?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Did cold farmers 'hibernate' in winter?
i am in my r.v. in the country and the propane has run out..
so i intend to crawl under the covers to preserve the heat.

seems a natural reaction to cold weather.

i think that there is a term...estivate....that is half-way
hibernation...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estivation

it seems as if this definition describes it as a summer time rest
but i thought that was what bears did...sort of a light sleep hibernation where the critters wake occasionally.

the ad below offers insulated overalls...do they make jammies
with feet in them for adults? that would be great right now...