It’s not as simple as falling asleep and waking up in six months. Bats go into torpor, which is a physiological state, unlike sleeping, where almost everything is shut down. Bats live off their body fat during that time. Dr. Tom Tomasi, professor of biology, studies hibernating animals in torpor, especially bats. Some species of bats develop white nose syndrome. It sounds … [Read more...] about A tale of two bats: One lives, one dies