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Beahvioural Adaptations - Hibernation in Chipmunks Beahvioural adaptations are a way for a species to increase their survival rate by modifying an aspect of their behaviour. Many animals adapt to hibernate, this is when they go into a deep sleep in the winter and do not wake up until the spring. Chipmunks have adapted over time to do this, it allows these small mammals to dramatically increase their survival rate and not have to worry …

…species who do not hibernate. This is because unlike animals that are active 365 days a year, chipmunks are at complete rest for a few months. The stimulus that created this adaptation was that winter came at the same time every year and this was the best way fit for chipmunks to survive them. The stimulus of winter is that it becomes darker and colder, which is a signal to the chipmunks to begin their hibernation.