# If bears don't hibernate, then what?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 9, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-bears-dont-hibernate-then-what/283944 "2005-01-09T23:29:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-bears-dont-hibernate-then-what/283944/21 "2005-01-11T04:58:38Z")

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> [@audiobottle](#):
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> Also, just out of curiosity, who is Cicada2003?
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> So is the consensus then that it’s not very certain if bears hibernate but most scientists think they don’t?

Who is Cicada2003? THat was me. I requested a change in my user name, and it came through (thanks, mods!) during that very exchange.

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-bears-dont-hibernate-then-what/283944/22 "2005-01-12T00:42:45Z")

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> [@audiobottle](#):
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> Also, just out of curiosity, who is Cicada2003?
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> So is the consensus then that it’s not very certain if bears hibernate but most scientists think they don’t?

Ha ha! you used “consensus” and “scientist” in the same sentence. 😃

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