Animals cope with limited food availability by adopting various survival strategies. Some common ways they do this include reducing their activity levels to conserve energy, seeking alternative food sources or migrating to areas with more food, entering periods of torpor or dormancy to lower their metabolic rate, and in some cases, entering a state of hibernation until food becomes more abundant. Additionally, some animals may develop specialized adaptations for extracting nutrients from scarce food sources or storing food for future use.
