Figure 7. Photos of hibernating D. gliroides taken from
an outdoor facility near Valdivia in May (austral autumn). (a) Four
clustered individuals packed to minimise heat loss in a nest
(uncovered). (b) a single individual within a typical nest built on
bamboo (Chusquea quila ) leaves and mosses. (c) A thermography of
four clustered individuals showing their body temperature
(~10ºC, according to the colour bar scale to the right).
Ambient temperature is 5.2ºC. (d) Lateral view of hibernating
individuals. Photo credits: panel (a): R. Nespolo, panel (b): C. Mejias,
panel (c): E. Oda, panel (d): P. Gutiérrez.