Definition of Brumate. Meaning of Brumate. Synonyms of Brumate

- reptile. During the first year of life, many small reptiles do not fully brumate, but rather slow down and eat less often. Brumation is triggered by a lack...
- regulate their temperature. Red-eared sliders do not hibernate, but actually brumate; while they become less active, they do occasionally rise to the surface...
- general". It is non-venomous. It is hunted by eagles and tanukis. The snakes brumate for three to four months, mate in spring and lay 7–20 eggs in early summer...
- the dormant mammals are actually asleep, brumating reptiles are awake but inactive. Individual snakes may brumate in burrows, under rock piles, or inside...
- most rattlesnakes) congregate in sheltered areas or "dens" to overwinter (brumate, see hibernation), the snakes benefiting from the combined heat. In cool...
- sites called hibernacula. These snakes will migrate large distances to brumate. A long-term study by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation has shed light...
- (5–7 ft) in length and weighs 36–45 kilograms (80–100 lb) as an adult. It brumates in burrows in winter and is nocturnal in summer. Mating occurs in early...
- largest European tortoise. The marginated tortoise is herbivorous, and brumates for the winter. The marginated tortoise was formally described by German...
- to as diapause. Some researchers and members of the public use the term brumate to describe winter dormancy of reptiles, but the more general term hibernation...
- opportunity, many tortoises will also scavenge on carrion. They do not brumate, due to their equatorial home range, but may aestivate in the hotter, drier...