Look up torpor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Torpor is a state of decreased physiological activity in an animal, usually marked by a reduced body...

and will enter torpor to conserve energy. Huddling as an energy conserving mechanism is not as efficient as torpor. Before entering torpor, a sugar glider...

decline in body temperature. Many experts believe that the processes of daily torpor and hibernation form a continuum and utilise similar mechanisms. The equivalent...

and entering a state of torpor. When studied in colder temperatures at mountainous elevations, Anna's hummingbirds used torpor more frequently and for...

and poikilothermic when at rest. This phenomenon has been termed 'daily torpor' and was intensively studied in the Djungarian hamster. During the hibernation...

two types of torpor: hibernation which is long term (weeks or months) and daily torpor which is usually only a few hours. Daily torpor involves a less...

mammals use the capillary network in oversized ears for the same purpose. Torpor, a state of decreased activity where the body temperature and metabolism...

The Loneliest Punk. It stood as his only solo album until the release of Torpor 17 years later. The album includes his single from 2000, "What's Up Fatlip...

energy when food is scarce and at night when not foraging, they can enter torpor, a state similar to hibernation, and slow their metabolic rate to 1⁄15 of...

Suzerain is a narrative role-playing video game about politics developed by Torpor Games and published by Fellow Traveller. It was released for Windows, macOS...