Bears Break Hibernation, Peacocks Lay Eggs 6 Months Early In Bulgarian Zoo - Reuters

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SOFIA (Reuters) - An unusually warm winter has sown confusion among animals at a zoo on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, causing two bears to miss their usual hibernation period and peacocks to lay eggs months early.

"The animals are confused. They are acting more like it is spring than the dead of winter," said Todor Hristov, zoo director in the port city of Varna.

Temperatures have risen to as high as 13 degrees Centigrade (55 degrees Fahrenheit) over the last few days in Varna, far warmer than usual.

Hristov said the two 35-year-old bears may go to sleep once temperatures fall to around minus three for at least 10 consecutive days, while the peacocks usually laid eggs in May or June, not January.

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1. Hibernation

Even Dick Cheney has arisen out of hibernation from his undisclosed location...........