"New York is home to six species of Chiroptera that overwinter in the state; the animals cope with the cold by hibernating, usually underground, in caves or abandoned mine shafts. Dangling from the ceiling by their toes, the bats descend into a state of torpor so complete it resembles suspended animation. Because they don’t move, hibernating bats are easy to census."

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2023/09/21/spored-to-death-blight-fungi-and-the-coming-pandemic/