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Name: kyle
Status: student
Age: 9-12
Location: MN
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Date: 10/31/2005
Question:
How do bears eliminate wastes when hiberating?

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Bears are not actually completly asleep the entire time they are hibernating. They will wake up and go outside the den to eliminate or possibly move to a different region of the den to eliminate.

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