Did humans ever used to have it in them to hibernate like bears & other mammels?

Question

And explain how you know this or how you think scientists have found this out. And also what gene or chemical promotes the stasis state that is possible for animals who do hibernate.

Answer 1

Very intriguing question dude!

In emotional states people can hibernate such as for those that get the S.A.D. [''seasonal affective disorder''] effects, or those that are urged by inspiration to spring clean after a long winter of feeling the closesness of being home.

Although genetics have varied over the millenia, humans have the average capacity to go only three days without water in very hot temperatures, and in other cases up to a week without food, before running into problems.

If the temperature is normal a person can go to around ten days without water.

The body is made up approximately two thirds of water which also helps to cleanse the bloodstream and get rid of toxins.

Answer 2

Simply, no!  No primate has ever had the ability to hibernate.

However, I know this guy who spends an awful lot of time in bed, so.....?

Answer 3

No.  Humans never had nor have the ability to store fat like hibernating mammals nor control the processing of it.

Answer 4

supposedly all mammals have the ability to hibernate, though it usually turned off with the exception of bears and other mammals.

Answer 5

Actually, some primates are able to induce a state of prolonged torpor when food is scarce. This is like hibernation, but not exactly the same. Terrestrial primates are not seen to exhibit such behavior, due to the increased predator danger associated.

Humans require an enormous amount of energy for brain function, so humans and other apes are not able to undergo long periods of time with low nutrition.

Answer 6

no.

although some northern europeans are born with brown fat, which is a thermal fat that some anthropologists believe helped them survive the ice age.

hibernation, however, is not possible for any homo sapien or any of it's ancestors.

Answer 7

hmmm sounds like a homework question....

humans, as far as we know, have never hibernated. i dont think theres been any evidence to even suggest that. general concensus is that we came from primates, and i dont think primates hibernate.

but i got to admit, the thought of hibernation does sound very nice right about now.

Answer 8

Personally I could never sleep long enough to call it hibernation and when I wake after even a short sleep I'm hungry.

Wouldn't that be a great diet tho? You've seen pictures of bears when they're coming out of hibernation...I mean they are THIN!

We need a long-term sleeping pill and let the fat fall away while we snooze!

Answer 9

I haven't slept for 7 days, because that would be... too long.

Answer 10

Only when we're severely injured, then we become comatose...which is the closest human equivalent to the hibernative state!