DougPaul
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Bear researchers sometimes enter the den of a hibernating mother to check the cubs. The bears seem to be rather groggy and unresponsive. However, if the bear is in the process of waking up, it might get exciting... (Hibernating bears occasionaly wake up, take a stroll around, and return to the den.)AdkWiley said:haha I think id stay away from teh sleeping bear! They arnt true hibernatiors, so they dont slow they're whole system down, into an almost comatose state like beaver wood chucks, etc. You can shake a wood chuck and he'll stay snoozin cuase it will take him so long to regualtre his boy temps back up and what not. A bear doesnt drop his body temp or heart rate much so the'll be a littel groggy , but they come around faster than yad think! My wildlife management teacher actaulyl told me shes foudn bears jsut sleeping out in the woods with no den. Just piled under snow. Wouldn't that be a heart stopper! Imagine your just snow showin aroudn and hop up on a hummock which is actually a bear!
Needless to say, I suggest that you not try entering a bear den unless you are an appropriate researcher...
Doug