Dormancy Fun Fact #4
My book, WAIT, REST, PAUSE: DORMANCY IN NATURE comes out on September 3, 2019. During the week leading up to the launch, I’m sharing fun facts about dormancy. Most of these are outtakes–things that couldn’t fit into the book fully. My hope is that teachers and librarians will share these fun facts with their students as a springboard for further inquiry.
What is dormancy?
Dormancy is suspended activity. It’s when something in nature is inactive or asleep. I wrote a book about dormancy in nature.
Available from Millbrook Press on September 3, 2019.
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Did you know?Alligators can survive even in frozen water. Their bodies slow way down. This reptilian version of hibernation is often called brumation by some scientists. Other scientists call it “metabolic rate reduction.”
Click on this link for some really cool photos and a video!
U.S. National Park Service. American Alligator. 17 Jan. 2015, https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/2ac1ea09a7654e28b978286bf264ec6f. Access 24 Aug. 2019. Public Domain Image.
Further Reading for Kids:Video of Alligator in Brumation Wonderopolis: The Difference Between and Alligator and a Frog Hibernation vs. Brumation vs. Estivation
Further reading for teachers:
Alligators Stuck in Frozen Swamps in North Carolina |
PRIZE ALERT
On September 3, I’ll have a post with a rafflecopter. You can enter to win a signed copy of WAIT, REST, PAUSE: DORMANCY IN NATURE and a set of bookmarks for your class.
