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Animals which hibernate in winter are the bear, whose sleep is light; the bat, whose sleep is heavy; the woodchuck, whose eyes are tightly closed; and the racoon, which rolls itself into a ball. What is to be noted is that during this period, lasting many weeks or even several months, the rate of breathing is gradually reduced to a mere fraction of what it is during the period of ordinary activity. The Colombian ground squirrel almost stops its pulse-beat during its half-year-long hibernation.

-- Notebooks Category 19: The Reign of Relativity > Chapter 3 : The States of Consciousness > # 119