How does hibernation work ?

The Arctic Ground Squirrel hibernates by burrowing under the permafrost and slipping into a state of suspended animation. The female black bear can give birth while she hibernates. The fat-tailed dwarf lemur prepares to hibernate by storing its fat reserves in its tail - doubling its body weight. Why do these animals go to such extremes? Sheena Lee Faherty details why animals hibernate.

The last short-film I directed with boniato studio for TED-Education about hibernation !

Director Rémi Cans
Animator Dabid Pascual, Davy Dumartheray
Composer Stephen Eugene Larosa

Educator Sheena Faherty

TED-Education team :
Script Editor Emma Bryce
Sound Designer Stephen Eugene Larosa
Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
Narrator Julianna Zarzycki