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  2. Kleptothermy - Wikipedia

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    Research has shown that fairy prions enable tuatara to maintain a higher body temperature through the night for several months of the year, October to January (austral spring to summer). [16] During the night, tuatara sharing a burrow with a bird had the most thermal benefits and helped maintain their body temperature up to 15 hours the next day.

  3. Developmental homeostasis - Wikipedia

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    Developmental homeostasis is a process in which animals develop more or less normally, despite defective genes and deficient environments. [1] It is an organism's ability to overcome certain circumstances in order to develop normally. This can be a circumstance that interferes with either a physical or mental trait.

  4. Tiger conservation - Wikipedia

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    Project Tiger aims at tiger conservation in specially-constituted tiger reserves, which are representative of various bio-geographical regions in the country. It strives to maintain viable tiger populations in their natural environment. As of 2019, there are 50 tiger reserves in India, covering an area of 37,761 km 2 (14,580 sq mi). [16]

  5. Tiger - Wikipedia

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    The tiger is popularly thought to be the largest living felid species; but since tigers of the different subspecies and populations vary greatly in size and weight, the tiger's average size may be less than the lion's, while the largest tigers are bigger than their lion counterparts.

  6. How NASA and Google Earth are helping save tigers - AOL

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    Using satellite images, researchers have created a new real-time mapping system for tiger habitats that could aid in conservation efforts. How NASA and Google Earth are helping save tigers Skip to ...

  7. Living with Tigers - Wikipedia

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    The tigers in the Tiger Canyons Project have recently been confirmed to be crossbred Siberian/Bengal tigers. Tigers that are not genetically pure are not allowed to participate in the tiger Species Survival Plan, which aims to breed genetically pure tiger specimens and individuals. [6] The documentary has been alleged by some to be a fraud. [7]

  8. The Truth About Tigers - Wikipedia

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    The film shows a tiger's life from birth to death, and illustrates how human activities impact its conservation. The film uses material from sources including the BBC, Icon Films, conservation organizations, individual filmmakers and photographers. Actor, Roshan Seth, provides the narration, and a British documentary composer, David Mitcham ...

  9. Fluid balance - Wikipedia

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    Fluid balance is an aspect of the homeostasis of organisms in which the amount of water in the organism needs to be controlled, via osmoregulation and behavior, such that the concentrations of electrolytes (salts in solution) in the various body fluids are kept within healthy ranges.