Question

What does 'escape in time' mean in context of hibernation?

Answer 1

Dear Student,

If certain animals are unable to migrate, they respond to unfavourable abiotic stress by "escaping in time".

This means that instead of migrating to some other place , they avoid unfavourable conditions by staying in the same place but by hiding or sleeping .

E.g. by going into long sleep as in the case of bears (HIBERNATION).

Thus they don't escape from the place as such, but also don't show any visible activity.

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Ruchi Bhatt