Aestivation
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Aestivation is a state of animal or plant dormancy, similar to hibernation, although taking place in the summer rather than the winter. Aestivation is characterized by inactivity and a lowered metabol
Theba pisana snails aestivating on Foeniculum vulgare in Montbazin, France
Introduced Theba pisana snails aestivating on a row of fence posts in Kadina, South Australia
Numerous individuals of the snail Cernuella virgata aestivating on a wire fence near Glanum, in the south of France.
Four-toed hedgehog
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The four-toed hedgehog, also known as the African pygmy hedgehog, is a species of hedgehog found throughout much of central and eastern Africa.
Aestivation
…Malagasy fat-tailed dwarf lemur hibernates or aestivates in a small tree hole for seven months of the year. According to the Oakland Zoo in California, four-toed hedgehogs are thought to aestivate during the dry season. Critical thermal maximum…
Atelerix albiventris
Skull of a four-toed hedgehog
Young four-toed hedgehog
A four-toed hedgehog curled up in defense