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This bear isn't actually hibernating. Unlike true hibernators, a grizzly's body temperature barely drops, letting it stay ready to wake up almost instantly all winter.

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00:01this bear isn't actually asleep and it hasn't been the entire winter this unlike ground squirrels or
00:10other true hibernators a grizzly's body temperature barely drops it can wake up almost instantly if
00:16disturbed scientists call it torpor not true hibernation a lighter more flexible sleep that
00:23lets a 500 pound predator stay ready even in the dead of winter
00:27you

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