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An Animal That Can Sleep for up to Three Years

celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 18 Oct

The snail can enter a state of dormancy called estivation which lets it avoid heat and dryness. Or it can go into hibernation to avoid cold temperatures. To protect itself, it will secrete a thick layer of mucus that hardens into...

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Its Been A While

cherigucchi @cherigucchi (15932) • Philippines 8 May 25

Hello everyone! I haven't been here for a long time. I guess I can count to a year or more. I have been very busy with work since I got promoted three years ago. I just happened to scroll on my desktop and came across with MYLot...

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I have been sleeping all day.

marguicha @marguicha (230349) • Chile 3 Dec 21

Those pills that the doctor gave me might not take my stress out. But they are certainly sleeping pills. I have been sleeping all day, in spite of only taking a half of a pill a day and only at night. Fortunatly Juanita, my...

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Happy Birthday Google

Inlemay @Inlemay (17712) • South Africa 27 Sep 21

23-year-old our dear Google is and what a difference it has made in our lives. Everyone, at some time or other, has said "let me quickly check on GOOGLE" Last night I googled the golf course where they were playing the Ryder Cup...

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Getting into hibernation

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 10 Aug 21

I do not know about you but I have this tendency to get into hibernation no matter what Site it is. That is one reason why my earnings do not show up. There have been months sometimes I am not active at Sites I do not think I...

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I enter a state of brumation quite regularly

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382273) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Feb 21

Have you heard of brumation? Thanks to myLotter, Yuki (@yukimori), and her post about the superb owl, I can now say I have. Perhaps you know the word but I certainly didn't. You can read Yuki's discussion here if you missed it:...

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Seems Preiti has something in common with bears

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 25 Feb 19

Bears hibernate and stay hungry for six months in a year and yet survive. I read about this and that in a way gave me some relief. Preiti stays away from food for a few days at a time but does get back to it. This time she has...

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It’s been 4 months of absence on mylot

rosyrose @vickyrose (2236) • Cooma, Australia 22 Jul 18

Hello friends I hope that you haven’t forgotten me, lol.. So busy with others things, plus health wasn’t all so wonderful that I had to concentrate on pressing things. Now that things are back on track, workwise and health wise,...

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Hedgehogs may not hibernate in New Zealand

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382273) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Aug 17

When I was researching hedgehogs after a little one was found in Availles-Limouzine in France, I found it interesting to learn that it is an ‘invasive exotic species’ in New Zealand. It seems that, for sentimental reasons,...

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Froggy is back

Joanie @Freelanzer (10782) • Canada 24 May 17

Several years ago we noticed a baby frog by our pond and had no idea how it got there or where it came from. Every year since then, Froggy disappears in winter and surfaces in Spring after the thaw. The photo shows him as he is...

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Ahhh, the beauty of spring ..... uh oh, all things come to life in spring 0.o

rebelann1949 @rebelann (117251) • El Paso, Texas 25 Apr 17

I love spring, really, I do. Everything is sprouting and some plants are blooming .... yeah, yeah, I know, mostly the weeds, right? Hibernation is almost over, at least some of the lizards are out...

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The Black Bear Knows How To Do It...

PaintsOnSlate @PainsOnSlate (21845) • Canada 3 Apr 16

They eat like crazy people all fall, they gain a lot of weight, if possible they get pregnant (not that I ever want to do that again), then they find or dig a nice hole somewhere usually in the side of a mountain or under a rock...

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What Is The Smallest Bird In the US and Canada?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 19 Mar 16

For those of you who know me, you know how I love my hummingbirds. I just purchased four more hummingbird feeders and some nectar mix. It’s a little too early to put the feeders out yet, but I’m definitely looking forward to...

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I am back

mimiang @mimiang (3760) • Philippines 7 Feb 16

After hibernation of a couple of years, I am here in mylot again. Thanks to an email that said that I have new follower? Anyway, I hope that mylot will be as successful as facebook has become. Many years back, I still have time...

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Haiku Wednesday 4th November 2015

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 4 Nov 15

1/. Canal Number Five Cheap knock off pirate perfume Bet it smells the same 2/. Too many repeats I don’t mean just on TV Too many repeats 3/. How has this happened Throat cough kicked in so quickly Ten minutes ago 4/....

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Bees are fattening up for hibernation!

Fleur @Fleura (35065) • United Kingdom 3 Nov 15

Our garden is especially popular with the local bees this time of year. First we have the big strawberry tree covered in flowers which the bees love, and now those flowers are just going over I also have a mahonia with flowers...

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The bee tree

Fleur @Fleura (35065) • United Kingdom 6 Oct 15

In our garden we have quite a big Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo). This produces fruits that look a bit like strawberries (unfortunately not nearly as nice to eat) and at this time of year it is covered in white heather-type bell...

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What do you think about Hibernation Diet?

secretgame @secretgame (47) • India 9 Apr 12

The other day I was reading about Hibernation Diet in which you can loose fat just by consuming a spoonful of honey before sleeping!! sounds unbelievable right?? This diet explains about fueling our liver for burning fat at...

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should we humans bernate in the winter too?

gnomeland @gnomeland (421) 2 Feb 12

I often think that when the weather starts to feel cold and everything is a struggle it would be nice to hibernate like the animals do and wake up in the Spring. If there was a machine invented to allow human hibernation each year...

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Hibernating in Facebook..

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 2 May 11

I know most of you are into FB. Recently, there have been changes in FB for securing the account status. They keep improving on their settings - something I really appreciate. I just want to know, if there has been any...

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