Hibernation was an inactive condition resembling a deep sleep which some species enter for long periods of time.
In 2269, Captain James T. Kirk asked the Elysian Ruling Council not to hibernate the IKS Klothos for a star century as they planned because the USS Enterprise could not leave the Delta Triangle without the combined warp power of the Klothos. (TAS: "The Time Trap")
Hibernating species[]
- Antedian (self-induced catatonic state) (TNG: "Manhunt")
- Denobulan (ENT: "Dear Doctor", "Two Days and Two Nights", "Cold Station 12")
- Grizzela (TNG: "The Ensigns of Command")
- Kohl settlement inhabitants (self-induced) (VOY: "The Thaw")
- Takaran (self-induced stasis) (TNG: "Suspicions")
- Voth (self-induced) (VOY: "Distant Origin")
- Some species of Earth insects. (ENT: "Hatchery")