Does the lovely thermostat rabbit and warm-blooded squirrel hibernate?

Now more and more children like to raise rabbits and squirrels, but they sometimes ask whether these two animals hibernate? This makes it impossible for parents to answer at once. According to the relevant mammal data, the rabbit is a mammal and a thermostatic animal, so it will not hibernate. The hare will come out to look for food in winter and often eat hay or grass roots covered under the snow. In addition, wild squirrels are hibernating animals. In the autumn of October, squirrels stop eating, but they have enough energy stored in their bodies, so don't worry that they will be hungry. The process of squirrel hibernation only reduces the amount of activity, which is important for warm-blooded animals like squirrels, which, unlike cold-blooded animals, need to consume energy to maintain a certain body temperature during hibernation. (although the squirrel's body temperature may drop to almost zero at this time), generally speaking, after six months, with the arrival of spring, the squirrel will wake up from hibernation. But domestic squirrels won't hibernate if you don't throw them out of the house in winter, because the house is heated and there is enough food, so they will move as usual.

Squirrel (top), rabbit (bottom)

Attached: rabbit

Rabbit is the general name of all the genera of the family Lagomorpha of mammals. Commonly known as rabbit. Biological classification of the order Chordata, phylum Vertebrata, subphylum Mammalia, order Rabbit, kingdom Animalia.

Rabbits have long tubular ears (ear length is several times longer than ear width), clustered short tail, and strong hind legs that are much longer than their forelegs.

There are 9 genera and 43 species. There are the most species in eastern Asia, southern Asia, Africa and North America, and a few species are distributed in Europe and South America, some of which are widely distributed or introduced into many regions, while many species are very limited. Terrestrial, commonly found in deserts, desertified grasslands, tropical sparse forests, steppes and forests or forests.

Annex 2: squirrel

The squirrel, a family of mammalian rodents, includes the squirrel subfamily and the African ground squirrel subfamily, characterized by a long furry tail and a symmetrical and flexible body. According to the different living environment, the squirrel family is divided into tree squirrel, ground squirrel and stone squirrel. Animals that are closely related to other animals are also called squirrel-shaped suborders. There are nearly 35 genera and 212 species in the world, and there are 11 genera and 24 species in China, among which rock squirrel and side rock squirrel are endemic to China.

Squirrels have long ears and tails that can adapt to tree life; they use long hook-like claws and tails to hang upside down from branches. At dawn and dusk, they also leave the trees and hunt on the ground. After finding plenty of food in autumn, squirrels use tree holes or dig holes in the ground to store food such as fruit, while blocking the hole with soil or fallen leaves. Squirrels are generally herbivorous and eat mainly seeds and nuts, as well as fruits such as cherries. Some species eat insects, and some tropical species migrate in order to prey on insects, or even take away tit chicks.