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Does that apply to cold blooded animals as well?
by pyuser583 5y ago
Does that apply to cold blooded animals as well?
- ncmncm 5y agoDifferently. Actually expending energy produces waste heat, and they don't have mechanisms to speed up shedding it. A big lizard can run only a very short distance before overheating. Galapagos iguanas discovered swimming, and so can be more active than other big lizards.
- ncmncm 5y agoThe only land animals that have perfected long-distance running are humans and pronghorn antelope (which are really a kind of giraffe). Of course the birds have us beat all to hell, no matter which way you look. Fruit bats would be impressive if not for the competition from birds.