Hibernation the summer months is aestivation. Often associated with low temperatures, the function of hibernation is to conserve energy when sufficient food is unavailable. To achieve this energy saving, an endothermic animal decreases its metabolic rate and thereby its body temperature. Hibernation may last days, weeks, or months depending on the species, ambient temperature, time of year, and the individual's body condition. Before entering hibernation, animals need to store enough energy to last through the duration of their dormant period, possibly as long as the entire winter. Larger species become hyperphagic, eating a large amount of food and storing the energy
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