New Year Resolutions for Better Mental Health from Wild Animals

Some new year resolutions for better mental health from wild animals from around the world! Which ones are you adopting? Comic for DW Environment's social media.

Himalayan Bears and Climate Change

The disruptions in the hibernation cycles of the Himalayan Black and Brown Bears from climate change, are now beginning to disrupt human lives as well. Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.

Longest Hibernation and a Burning Arctic

The longest hibernating animal, the Arctic Ground Squirrel, wakes up to a rude shock. Comic from my column with The Hindu.

Hedgehog Cartoons for Arastirmaci Cocuk

In this month's issue of the Turkish kid's magazine Arastirmaci Cocuk, I speak about hedgehogs! The cartoons appear originally in Turkish in the print.

Hedgehogs of the world prints and merchandise are available on my webstore here. 

Little-known facts about grizzly hibernation

Did you know how insomniac grizzlies hibernate? Here's one from my Gocomics page today.

Slumbe(a)r!

Unlike rodents or primates, hibernation in bears is a suppression of metabolic activity that occurs more or less independent of temperature changes. Some bears of the northernmost latitudes may go up to eight months without food and water, relying solely on the energy reserves in the body. Bears are also able to recycle proteins and urine in their bodies, allowing the bears to stop urinating for months and inhibit muscle atrophy.

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