Figure 7. Photos of hibernating D. gliroides taken from an outdoor facility near Valdivia in May (austral autumn). (a) Four clustered individuals packed to minimise heat loss in a nest (uncovered). (b) a single individual within a typical nest built on bamboo (Chusquea quila ) leaves and mosses. (c) A thermography of four clustered individuals showing their body temperature (~10ºC, according to the colour bar scale to the right). Ambient temperature is 5.2ºC. (d) Lateral view of hibernating individuals. Photo credits: panel (a): R. Nespolo, panel (b): C. Mejias, panel (c): E. Oda, panel (d): P. Gutiérrez.