But I knew that there were examples of creatures, also mammals, that do reduce their metabolic rate such as ground squirrels and bears, they reduce their metabolic rate in the wintertime when they hibernate.
Mas eu sabia que houveram exemplos de criaturas, inclusive mamíferos, que efetivamente reduzem suas taxas metabólicas como esquilos terrestres e ursos. Eles reduzem suas taxas metabólicas durante o inverno, quando eles hibernam.