A new record for doing nothing – the possum had slept for over a year
The latest doing-nothing record belongs to the Australian opossum. Satisfied in the laboratory, one such animal curled up and stayed in hibernation for over a year – informs NewScientist.com. Some mammals, np. ground squirrels, they give up in the fall- winter hibernation for up to six months. It is known about skoczomyszka of the species Zapus princeps, who remained in this state in the laboratory 320 days. Currently, however, its record has been broken by a mammal from the dwarf possum family – Australian fat-tailed bacon (Cercartetus dwarf). In the laboratory of Fritz Geiser of the University of New England, Armidale (New South Wales) this animal stayed in a state of hibernation through 367 days. At that time, the opossum was only consuming one fortieth energy, what I need, when it is active. This probably allows her species to survive “lean years”, that Australian brings with it, unpredictable climate – explains Geiser. The Fat-tailed bat is a nocturnal animal. He spends the day in a spherical nest, sometimes it also takes up abandoned bird nests. Thanks to its catchy tail, it can be nimbly climbed even on the thinnest twigs. Their food mainly consists of pollen and nectar, np. eucalyptus flowers, who collect with their tongue. When there are no flowers, they feed on fruit, rent, insects and their larvae. Normally these animals gain weight by the end of summer. Thickened also the base of their tail, where the fat reserves needed to survive the winter are stored. In winter and during the day, the activity of these animals decreases and they temporarily become numb.
A new record for doing nothing – the possum had slept for over a year
