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Aestivation (Latin: aestas (summer); also spelled estivation in American English) is a state of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation, although taking place in the summer rather than the winter. Aestivation is characterized by inactivity and a lowered metabolic rate, that is entered in response to high temperatures and arid conditions. [ 1 ]
In ancient Greek mythology Anemoi were the gods of wind, some of which were associated with seasons: Boreas (Septentrio in Latin) was the north wind and bringer of cold winter air; Zephyrus or Zephyr (Favonius in Latin) was the west wind and bringer of light spring and early summer breezes
They also shed their gray-brown summer topcoat, becoming all white during the winter. [ 1 ] Arctic hare - In Newfoundland and southern Labrador, the Arctic hare changes its coat color , moulting and growing new fur, from brown or grey in the summer to white in the winter, like some other Arctic animals including ermine and ptarmigan , enabling ...
In Japan, the cicada is associated with the summer season. [103] For many Japanese people, summer hasn't officially begun until the first songs of the cicada are heard. [104] According to Lafcadio Hearn, the song of Meimuna opalifera, called tsuku-tsuku boshi, is said to indicate the end of summer, and it is called so because of its particular ...
Summer or pre-monsoon season, lasting from March to May. In western and southern regions, the hottest month is April; for northern regions of India, May is the ...
West Place Animal Sanctuary, 3198 Main Road, Tiverton, invites the community to visit the state’s oldest andlargest sanctuary for farm animals on both Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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In animals photoperiodism (sometimes called seasonality) is the suite of physiological changes that occur in response to changes in day length. This allows animals to respond to a temporally changing environment associated with changing seasons as the earth orbits the sun.