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Detailed explanation-1: -Similarly, hibernation is a type of dormancy, but not all dormant animals hibernate. That’s because hibernation is a really specific kind of dormancy. Dormancy describes an animal that has slowed down its bodily functions for a little while, but hibernation has some very specific rules.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hibernation is a seasonal heterothermy characterized by low body-temperature, slow breathing and heart-rate, and low metabolic rate. It most commonly occurs during winter months.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dormancy is a general term used to describe a period in an organism’s life cycle when metabolic activity is minimized and active development is temporarily suspended. Thus, it helps an organism to conserve energy. Among types of dormancy are hibernation, estivation, diapause, brumation, and torpor.

Detailed explanation-4: -True hibernation is characterized by low body temperature, slow breathing, low heart rate, and a low metabolic rate. Brumation is the hibernation-like state that cold-blooded animals (reptiles and amphibians) enter during very cold weather. More items •21-Feb-2017