From Science Magazine.

During hibernation, thirteen-lined ground squirrels enter a restful state known as torpor, punctuated by periods of activity known as interbout arousal. Throughout these active stretches, squirrels never consume water—even if it’s offered to them.

Read the paper: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.adp8358?af=R

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