cold-blooded animals
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Cold-blooded animals are often seen sunning themselves to warm up.
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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
That seems to be the case for tropical ectotherms, or "cold-blooded" animals such as amphibians, reptiles, and insects.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 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
It has been justly said, that if hibernation had only been noticed among cold-blooded animals, its possibility in the case of mammals would have seemed inconceivable.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various
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