Episode 199 - Hibernation

The Common Descent Podcast

Common Descent

Science, Education, Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences, Science:natural Sciences

4.8 • 764 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2024

⏱️ 143 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes, an animal just needs to power down and wait. Many animals exhibit some form of torpor, including the long-term dormancy of hibernation. This episode, we explore how these species adjust their body functions, we discuss the pros and cons of this surprisingly common biological strategy, and we’ll take a look at what we know about the evolutionary history and fossil record of hibernation. In the news: walrus diets, ancient weapons, grape evolution, and fossil tardigrades. Time markers:Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:10:35Main discussion, Part 1: 00:40:40Main discussion, Part 2: 01:31:15Patron question: 02:13:30 Check out our website for this episode’s blog post and more: http://commondescentpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ Lots more ways to connect with us: https://linktr.ee/common_descent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org Musical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Common Descent Podcast.
0:19.0	Hello, David. Hello, Will. And hello listeners. Welcome to episode one, David. Hello, Will.
0:21.3	And hello listeners.
0:23.2	Welcome to episode 199.
0:27.4	One hundred ninety-nine.
0:28.2	Of the common ascent podcast.
0:30.0	It's a big number.
0:30.6	We're getting up there.
0:32.6	We're right on the cusp of something.
0:34.8	This is the last episode that starts with a one.
0:36.9	Yeah.
0:38.1	Yeah. This is it, at least for episode that starts with a one. Yeah. Yeah.
0:38.4	This is it, at least for a while.
0:39.9	Yep, yep.
0:42.8	We'll get, we'll get back around.
0:44.0	We'll come back to it.
0:46.5	We'll have to celebrate.
0:47.6	Welcome back one.
0:48.7	Welcome back one.
0:49.3	We missed you.
0:50.0	The loneliest number.
0:51.8	This episode, we are discussing hibernation.
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