# "Bears use hibernation to regenerate their wounds without a hint of scarring"

**URL:** <https://pheromonetalk.com/t/bears-use-hibernation-to-regenerate-their-wounds-without-a-hint-of-scarring/58972>\
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**Created:** [May 12, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/bears-use-hibernation-to-regenerate-their-wounds-without-a-hint-of-scarring/58972 "2013-05-12T14:02:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![QuietGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/bc8723/32.png) [@QuietGuy](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/QuietGuy)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/bears-use-hibernation-to-regenerate-their-wounds-without-a-hint-of-scarring/58972/1 "2013-05-12T14:02:52Z")

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> When bears go to sleep for months at a time, their heart rate, metabolism, and body temperature drop to almost nothing.

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