alleryStart learning →A chipmunk is a facultative hibernator. When does it hibernate?
AEvery winter without fail
BOnly when food is scarce
COnly during the summer
DOnly when it is injured
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Only when food is scarce
Facultative hibernators enter true hibernation only when cold-stressed or short of food.
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