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Record 1 1995-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
DEF

The shelter of a hibernating animal.

CONT

Hibernacula tend to be humid, be well protected from extremes of cold or hot and be fairly inaccessible to predators. Typical examples are caves, mines and cavity walls of houses.

OBS

pl. Hibernacula.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
DEF

Emplacement [...] où un animal de petite taille [...] se réfugie pour passer la période hivernale.

CONT

Les caves, grâces à leur hygrométrie élevée et bien tamponnée, sont souvent utilisées comme gîtes intermédiaires, voire gîtes d'hivernage (hibernacula) si elles sont très profondes.

OBS

pl. hibernacula.

Spanish

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