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We still have one cold-blooded mammal species around[1]. And a few marine fish species that are partially[2] or fully warm-blooded[3]. [1] https://en.wikipedia
by qart 3y ago
We still have one cold-blooded mammal species around[1]. And a few marine fish species that are partially[2] or fully warm-blooded[3].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_mole-rat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_mole-rat
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swordfish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swordfish
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunnus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunnus
- sigmoid10 3y agoHuh. TIL tuna fish are warm blooded.
- steve_adams_86 3y agoBluefins can generate so much heat in their bodies that their muscle fibres denature. Sometimes this happens while stressed on a fishing line, for example.
- cyberax 3y agoSome lizards are (somewhat) warm-blooded as well: https://www.science.org/content/article/world-s-first-warm-blooded-lizard-heats-mating-season https://www.science.org/content/article/world-s-first-warm-b...