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Altered sleeping patterns among hibernating animals linked to global warming
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Washington, Feb. 3 -- New evidence has suggested that the sleeping patterns of hibernating animals have been altered due to rising temperatures from global warming, which could bring them to the brink of extinction. These abbreviated hibernations are part of a growing body of evidence suggesting tha
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