Many animals survive cold frosty nights throughtorpor, a short-term temporary drop in body temperature.
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Such an extended period oftorporis close to a state of hibernation, not known among other birds.
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Further, body mass declines throughout nocturnaltorporat a rate of 0.04 g per hour, amounting to about 10% of weight loss each night.
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The two mental factors in conjunction are expressed as thina-middha ("sloth-torpor").
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Coupled with the dailytorporis a process called re-warming.
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Torporis unaffected by alterations in photoperiod but is greatly affected by environmental conditions.
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In autumn and winter the echidna shows periods oftorporor deep hibernation.
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Such a capacity fortorporis rare in birds (or at least, rarely studied).
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Even in these deep hibernators, the long periods oftorporis interrupted by bouts of endothermic metabolism, called arousals (typically lasting between 420 hours).
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Golden moles have a low metabolic rate and are able to enter into a state oftorporin response to cold temperatures.
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However, before enteringtorpor, a sugar glider will reduce activity and body temperature normally in order to lower energy expenditure and avoid torpor.
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In the practice of attaining jhana, vitakka has the special task of inhibiting the hindrance of sloth andtorpor(thina-middha).
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They do not entertorporor hibernate, but die at ambient temperatures of below about.
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Remarkably, the common poorwill is the only bird known to go intotorporfor extended periods (weeks to months).
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Men wandered round confused through hypothermia, some lost consciousness and died, others shivered, later developedtorporand tended to sleep.
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