cold-blooded animals
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Cold-blooded animals are often seen sunning themselves to warm up.
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"These findings suggest that climate warming may pose a greater risk to cold-blooded animals, an important part of the ecosystem," said Dr. Li.
From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024
According to the report, ectotherms, or cold-blooded animals, are approximately 90% more energy efficient than warm-blooded animals and, in the context of agriculture, “this energy differential readily translates into a potential for higher production efficiency.”
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2024
Reptiles are a group of cold-blooded animals with scaly skin, such as turtles, snakes, and lizards.
From NewsForKids.net • Feb. 6, 2024
The cold-blooded animals can’t regulate their own temperature, so when temperatures drop they go into a state called brumation to survive, Howard said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024
Birds that breathe a great deal are very hot creatures; snakes and lizards, and frogs and fishes, that breathe but little, are so cold that they are called cold-blooded animals.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by
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