Aestivation also aestivate. Although relatively uncommon, a small number of mammals aestivate. Animal physiologist Kathrin Dausmann of Philipps University of Marburg, Germany, and coworkers presented evidence in a 2004 edition of "Nature" that the Malagasy fat-tailed dwarf lemur hibernates or aestivates in a small tree hole for seven months of the year. According to the Oakland Zoo in California, East African hedgehogs are thought to aestivate during the dry season. Aestivation Aestivation or æstivation (from , summer, but also spelled estivation in American English) is a state of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation, characterized by inactivity and a lowered metabolic rate,
Against the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer Heat that summer. A limited run of the album on cassette was also issued that year through Night Birds Records. The whole EP (save for "Awaiting the Inevitable") was later re-issued as part of Woods of Ypres' 2009 compilation CD "Independent Nature 2002-2007". Each song on the album would remain a frequent addition in Woods of Ypres setlists to varying degrees since this EP was released. Against the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer Heat Against the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer Heat is the first release and only EP from the Canadian black metal/doom metal