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AveGali [126]
3 years ago
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Before winter animals that hibernate often prepare by eating foods high in fat. How is this behavior helpful?

Biology
1 answer:
bearhunter [10]3 years ago
3 0
During hibernation, the animals don't eat anything.....So, when they are hibernating, those animals can get energy by burning the the stored fat from the fatty food and can survive until they wake from hibernation

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