eli5 Why do bears hibernate?

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I was watching a documentary on Netflix where I learnt that in harsh winters the Alaskan brown bears go into hibernation. isn’t it that just the cold blooded animals like lizards, snakes and other reptiles go into hibernation because they are unable to maintain their body temperatures during winter? plus they have hair on their body (fur) which protects their body (?).

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Nope hibernation is a food saving measure if you are going to burn more calories looking for food than you are going to find in the food you are better off shutting down for the winter. https://youtu.be/rKLa9r-9oko

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