Break time:Hibernating animals
【明報專訊】Across
1. When it is very cold, bears, chipmunks (花栗鼠) and hedgehogs (刺蝟) hibernate to keep _ _ _ _ _ _ in their bodies.
4. Animals that hibernate survive winter by going into a state like deep _ _ _ _ _.
5. The bat is the only mammal that flies. When bats hibernate, their breath _ _ _ _ may slow down to just one breath an hour.
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2. Animals may hibernate six months or more! Nonetheless, some of them "wake up" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to eat.
3. A hibernating animal's heart usually _ _ _ _ _ only a few times a minute.
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■ Glossary
hibernate (v) 冬眠
survive (v) 存活