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One thing about human life that is remarkable is the dramatic range of climates we can survive in, compared to other species. Makes us forget that it is entire
by ergothus 7y ago
One thing about human life that is remarkable is the dramatic range of climates we can survive in, compared to other species. Makes us forget that it is entirely possible to have climates that we CAN'T survive in (and even more that we wouldn't thrive in).
- tzs 7y ago> One thing about human life that is remarkable is the dramatic range of climates we can survive in, compared to other species. We are pretty impressive compared to most other species. One that holds it own, though, is the Yakutian horse [1], a native horse breed of Siberia. They are kept outside year-round, dealing with temperatures of up to 38℃ (100℉) in the summer, and as low as -70℃ (-94℉) in the winter. That's a range of 108℃ (194℉). Of course their human owners also handle those temperatures, but they need buildings and clothes and fuel to do it. They couldn't do it standing around naked in a field like the horses can. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakutian_horse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakutian_horse