What Animals Hibernate In Winter. Queen bumblebees hibernate during the winter and the rest of the bees die. Some animals, such as most birds are smart enough to run away to warmer climates during the winter months where the food supply never runs short and they can stay warm.

They simple stick together as a group and survive on food they have collected over summer. Well, marmots can, or at least they hibernate through winter, sometimes for eight months at a time. Hibernation is an animals means of conserving energy throughout the winter months, as their natural food sources are in short supply.

Bears hibernate from winter through to spring which on average is about six months, after which bears wake up to feed, mate, and give birth to cubs.

The animal's body temperature drops, and its heartbeat and breathing slow down. While many animals hibernate alone, hibernation in garter snakes is a group activity. They can build their dens in hollow trees, rock crevices, hillsides, under the root system of trees, and even under leaves and brush. However, did you know that bears are not the only animals capable of hibernation?