Can Humans Hibernate? | Suspended Animation Biology | Hibernation | Life's Little Mysteries

Can Humans Hibernate? | Suspended Animation Biology | Hibernation | Life's Little Mysteries: "Occasionally, seemingly miraculous cases of humans going in and out of hibernation-like states are reported. In 2006, for example, a 35-year-old man was rescued on a snowy mountainside in Japan 24 days after going missing. He seemed to have survived by entering a state of nearly suspended animation: His organs had shut down, his body temperature had dropped to 71 degrees, and his metabolism had slowed almost to a standstill. Subsequently, the man made a full recovery."