Hibernation, Migration, and Dormancy

The temperature gets lower and a bear curls up in a cave preparing to sleep for most of the winter.

The temperature gets lower and the mother whale travels to warmer parts of the ocean to have her babies.

The temperature gets too low for butterflies to survive, so they travel south to a warmer area.

The temperature is getting lower and a snake makes a burrow for shelter to sleep in during the winter.

The temperature is getting lower, so a groundhog slows down his breathing and heart rate to save energy.

The bear is...

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The geese are:

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Trees lose their leaves and appear to be dead.

When it is too cold in winter to grow, a plant will look dead, but is really still alive.

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An apple tree and its neighboring pear tree stop growing because winter is starting to freeze the water.

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