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  2. Allen's rule - Wikipedia

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    Allen's rule - Hare and its ears on the Earth [1]. Allen's rule is an ecogeographical rule formulated by Joel Asaph Allen in 1877, [2] [3] broadly stating that animals adapted to cold climates have shorter and thicker limbs and bodily appendages than animals adapted to warm climates.

  3. 'Move, change or die': How these animals adapt and survive ...

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    A simple method for humans to stay warm during cold weather is to wear special types of clothing. Likewise, birds often molt before winter and grow extra, fluffy, insulating, down feathers beneath ...

  4. Cold and heat adaptations in humans - Wikipedia

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    Humans adapted to heat early on. In Africa, the climate selected for traits that helped them stay cool. Also, humans had physiological mechanisms that reduced the rate of metabolism and that modified the sensitivity of sweat glands to provide an adequate amount for cooldown without the individual becoming dehydrated. [17] [20]

  5. Climatic adaptation - Wikipedia

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    Climatic adaptations limits to adaptations that have been established, characterizing species that live within the specific climate. It is different from climate change adaptations which refers to the ability to adapt to gradual changes of a climate. Once a climate has changed, the climate change adaptation that led to the survival of the ...

  6. Eurytherm - Wikipedia

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    It is thought that adaptations to cold temperatures (cold-eurythermy) in animals, despite the high cost of functional adaptation, has allowed for mobility and agility.. This cold eurythermy is also viewed as a near necessity for survival of the evolutionary crises, including ice ages, that occur with relative frequency over the evolutionary times

  7. California mountain lions are adapting to human ... - AOL

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    Mountain lions in the greater Los Angeles region are consciously shifting their activity to avoid interacting with human residents, a new study has found. Big cats living in areas with higher ...

  8. Zoo animals enjoy a warm drink on a cold day

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    A zoo has been giving its animals warm meals and drinks to help them through the cold weather. Jodie Bryant, head of primates at Dudley Zoo and Castle, said: "The main thing is we're providing ...

  9. Acclimatization - Wikipedia

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    Acclimatization or acclimatisation (also called acclimation or acclimatation) is the process in which an individual organism adjusts to a change in its environment (such as a change in altitude, temperature, humidity, photoperiod, or pH), allowing it to maintain fitness across a range of environmental conditions.