Rise and shine, little one! Looks like someone isn’t a morning person. Video of a bear waking up after hibernating all winter is so adorable. The little guy looks like he had the best night’s sleep. His slightly disheveled appearance is all of us right after waking up from the best nap. It looks like the bear might need a comb!

In all fairness, wouldn’t you look a little rough after sleeping for five months straight? The bear had every right to looking a little messy, he’d just woken up after all.

I don’t know about you, but I could stand a little hibernation myself. Just imagine sleeping for five whole months! I can’t even imagine stopping for a nap, let alone almost a half a year. This is why bears are truly so special. Their ability to sleep that long makes them unique. It also gives them one hell of a bed head, which is the situation that the bear found himself in.

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Awwww, he looks so sleepy. Maybe he should go back and hibernate for another five minutes? He needs his beauty rest. The clip also showed the bear before hibernation when he was much bigger. Bears store up their fat in the summer so that they can hibernate all winter long. Now it looks like he needs to go get a snack.

The bear is such a cutie. Other people in the comments section were positively smitten with him.

“Bro hit snooze on hibernation six times and STILL not ready for life,” joked one commenter.

“Thats what I look like getting out of bed before school,” another person teased.

“Oh girl, I thought this was me,” chimed in another person.

“Why do I feel called out?” someone else wondered.

Why Do Bears Hibernate?

Hibernation sounds pretty neat, right? Who wouldn’t want to spend all winter in bed?

For bears, it’s a survival strategy. They eat during the warm summer months when there’s plenty of food around and then live off their fat stores in the winter when there is less available food around. It also helps them stay warm in the winter. Home sweet den!

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This story was originally published by PetHelpful on Feb 9, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.