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  2. Warm-blooded - Wikipedia

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    Warm-blooded is an informal term referring to animal species whose bodies maintain a temperature higher than that of their environment. In particular, homeothermic species (including birds and mammals ) maintain a stable body temperature by regulating metabolic processes.

  3. Homeothermy - Wikipedia

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    Warm-blooded animals could have gained an advantage by creating an inhospitable environment for many disease-causing organisms, thus reducing the risk of infections. Insulation and Thermoregulation : Homeothermy could have originated as a response to the development of insulating structures like fur, feathers, or other coverings.

  4. Endotherm - Wikipedia

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    Small warm-blooded animals have insulation in the form of fur or feathers. Aquatic warm-blooded animals, such as seals, generally have deep layers of blubber under the skin and any pelage (fur) that they might have; both contribute to their insulation. Penguins have both feathers and blubber. Penguin feathers are scale-like and serve both for ...

  5. 32 types of reptiles you can keep as a pet - AOL

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    Having a lifespan of between 15 to 20 years, an Argentine Black and White Tegu differs from most other reptiles on this list because it’s one of the first known warm-blooded lizards.

  6. Pooping, splooting, spitting: How wild animals beat the heat

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    Shapeshifting. Some warm-blooded animals are developing different body shapes to adapt to a hotter climate, scientific research has found. A 2021 report noted that some animals are developing ...

  7. A deepwater fish joins mammals, birds in the warm-blooded club

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    Move over, mammals and birds, and make room for a fish called the opah in the warm-blooded club. Researchers said in the journal Science on Thursday that this deepwater denizen is the first fish ...

  8. Fauna of Nevada - Wikipedia

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    The giant hairy scorpion is the largest scorpion in North America and is one of the 23 species of scorpion in Nevada. [1] The fauna of the U.S. state of Nevada is mostly species adapted to desert, temperature extremes and to lack of moisture. With an average annual rainfall of only about 7 inches (180 mm), Nevada is the driest – and has the ...

  9. When the first warm-blooded dinosaurs roamed Earth - AOL

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    Warm-blooded creatures — including birds, who are descended from dinosaurs, and humans — keep their body temperature constant whether the world around them runs cold or hot. When the first ...