Re: "Hibernation" in large, extant therapods

[NJPharris@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/7/02 10:37:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jbois@umd5.umd.edu writes:


> Then check: http://www.cmnh.org/dinoarch/1997Mar/msg00334.html
>
> for a report of a male emu in full torpor--no food or drink--for 70 days!
>
> Another reason to not give crocs an exclusive free pass for being able to
> lay low in tough times
.

Nonetheless, the same point as about hibernation applies here:  if an endotherm is not already specially adapted to go without food for that length of time, it won't suddenly become able to do so when an ecological catastrophe hits.

--Nick P.