冬天的动物

Animals in Winter

"Hi! I'm Snowshoe Rabbit. I'm looking for something to eat. But, it is not very easy because the forest is covered with snow and the trees are bare."

"During the winter, people have nice, warm houses to lire in,

but animals have to stay outside.

So, we have to do different things to survive the cold." "During the winter, you don't see many birds in the forest because mast of them have migrated.

In the fall, when the weather gets cool,

the birds gather together and fly south to warmer places." "When people travel they use maps, but when birds travel they do not have any maps.

It is amazing that they never get lost; they know exactly where to go.

Some birds use the sun, the moon, and the stars to guide them."

"Sometimes you can see some deer, foxes, and rabbits like me in the wintertime.

We do not sleep or go away because we like the winter. In the winter, we eat whatever we can find such as moss, twigs, bark, and leases."

"However, there are many animals that sleep during winter

unlike me,a rabbit.

Many animals like bats, squirrels, skunks, chipmunks, and bears sleep during the winter.

That is called hibernation."

By sleeping, they save energy and are able to live on very little food.

Among them, chipmunks, squirrels, and some other animals are called true hibernators."

When true hibernators sleep,

the temperature of their body decreases and their heart slows down.

So, they need less food.

in fact, when you see hibernating animals they look like they are dead.

If you touch them they feel very cold."

"Other animals, like bears, sleep most of the winter as well. However, they are not true hibernators because their body temperature cannot decrease."

"Bears need to eat a huge amount of food in the fall

to keep them warm before they go to sleep for the winter. By the time spring comes, the bears have lost most of their fat."

"Actually, animals do not sleep all winter long. Some animals can sleep far ane month,

but many animals only sleep far a few days at a time.

When they get hungry,

they wake up for a little while and eat some of their food." "Many hibernating animals have a place in their little homes where

they can go to the toilet.

Also, if the animals get too cold, they can die.

So, an very cold days many animals wake up and try to get warm by shivering.

This makes their bodies warmer."

"In the pond, many animals hibernate in the winter as well. Some turtles and frogs swim to the bottom of the pond before the water freezes.

They dig a little hole in the mud at the bottom,

and spend the winter sleeping beneath the frozen ice." "What about fish? Have you ever wondered what happens to fish when the water is frozen?

Most fish stay awake for the winter,but they are very quiet and still.

They go down to the bottom of the pond

where the water is not frozen and wait for spring to come." "It's lonely here in the winter, but after their long sleep, my animal friends will come out of their houses and enjoy a fresh new spring.

Chirp, chirp! I think I hear the birds coming! Wake up everyone! It's spring!

冬天的动物

“嗨！我是雪中兔。我正在找东西吃。但是，这并不容易，因为森林被雪覆盖并且树木都是光秃秃的。”“在冬季，人们有漂亮而温暖的房屋住，但动物只能呆在外面。因此，我们必须做不同的事情来在寒冷中生存。”“在冬季，你在森林里看不到多少鸟类，因为他们已经迁移了。到了秋天，当天气变得凉爽时，鸟聚集在一起飞去南方温暖的地方。”“当人们旅行时他们使用地图，但当鸟类旅行时，他们没有用任何地图。令人吃惊的是，他们从来没有迷路；他们知道去哪里。一些鸟类用太阳，月亮和星星来引导他们。”“在冬季，有时候你可以看到一些鹿，狐狸，和我一样的兔子。我们不睡觉也不离开，因为我们喜欢冬天。在冬季，我们吃我们能发现的东西如苔藓，树枝，树皮和树叶。”“不过，也有许多动物他们在冬天冬眠，不像我—一只兔子。许多动物都在冬天睡觉如蝙蝠，松鼠，臭鼬，花栗鼠。这被称之为冬眠。”通过睡眠他们可以节约很多能量而且可以靠很少的食物存活。其中，花栗鼠，松鼠，和其他一些动物被称为真正的冬眠者。”真正的冬眠者睡觉的时候，他们的体温降低，心脏跳动减慢。因此，他们需要较少的食物。事实上，当你看到冬眠的动物时，它们看起来像死了一样。如果你触摸他们，他们给你的感觉非常冷。”“其他动物如熊，在冬天的大多数时间也在睡觉。然而，他们不是真正的冬眠者，因为他们的体温不能降低。”“熊在冬眠之前需要在秋季吃大量的食物以保持温暖。春天来临的时候，熊已经失去了大部分的脂肪。”“其实，动物不是在整个漫长的冬天都睡觉的。 有些动物可以睡一个月，但许多动物一次只睡几天时间。

当他们饿了，他们醒来一会儿并吃点他们的食物。”“许多冬眠的动物，在他们的小房子里有可以上厕所的地方。此外，如果动物太冷他们会死掉。所以，在非常寒冷的日子里许多动物都苏醒了，并试着通过发抖来使自己保持温暖。这使得他们的身体更加温暖。”“在池塘里，许多动物也在冬季冬眠。一些海龟和青蛙在结冰之前游到池塘底部。他们在底部的污泥里挖一个小洞，他们冬天就在冻结的冰下度过。”“鱼怎么样呢？你有没有想过当结冰的时候，对鱼来说会发生些什么呢？大部分鱼类在冬季仍然清醒，但他们也都非常安静。他们在结冰之前游到池塘底部，等待春天到来。”“在这里冬季是孤单的，但在他们的长睡之后，我的动物朋友们将走出自己的房子并享受一个全新的春天。啁啾，啁啾！我想我听到有鸟儿来了！大家快醒醒！春天来了！