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Many animals respond both behaviorally and physiologically to changes in daylength, which regulates seasonal activities including migration, reproduction, molting, and hibernation.

Just before animals hibernate, they experience a spike in the activity of their parasympathetic nervous system, which slows their heart rate and decreases their body temperature and metabolic rate.