Interesting. So, how long would a state of torpor last? Is this something
that'd happen overnite, go on for days, or??? Do you s'pose the birds would
huddle up somewhere secluded if they were going to do this? Do they do it
deliberately??

Inquiring minds and all that.

TIA,

Mary Klein
Seattle WA
BassClef at seanet.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu
> [mailto:TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Mike Patterson
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 6:40 PM

>
> The ability to go into a hypothermic state is termed
> torpor.
>