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The Pelagic Shark Research Foundation - In the News
A few years later John McCosker, an ichthyologist ... and tuna--the great white is warm-blooded. "They seem quite adept at regulating their body temperatures," says Klimley. "So far, the maximum differential we've found has been 15 degrees [Celsius ...
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The Pelagic Shark Research Foundation - The Sharks of the Monterey Bay - Pelagic Sharks
This is accomplished via a counter current flow of ... and other lamnid sharks to function within a wider range of depths and water temperatures and subdue the energetically expensive and alert prey items including other sharks, salmon, tunas, ...
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Summer Time Tips to Stay Cool
Most healthy adults can cope with heat; their bodies are able to maintain normal temperatures...up to a point. The body maintains its temperature primarily through sweating. When body ... degrees when you are away. For the infirm, elderly, and those who have trouble maintaining body temperatures (such as diabetics), set your thermostat lower (72 to 75 degrees) when you are ...
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Temperature/Moisture
F in July to 54 F in December. These Gila monsters spent more than 83% of the year at body temperatures of 77 F or less, and over 50% of the year at or below a body temperature of 68 F. The body ...
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Gila monsters specialize in feeding on the young ... they are able to consume large quantities of food (up to 1/3rd of their body weight) and their resting metabolic rate is so low, the energy expenditure for such foraging ...
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EJF: What are tuna?
Tunas are warm-blooded and maintain their swimming muscles at temperatures of around 30˚C © AFMA Swimming and Migration Tunas are excellent swimmers, and their ... body temperatures are generally close to that of the surrounding water. Tuna, however, have evolved to be able to maintain their powerful swimming muscles at temperatures of around 30˚C in water temperatures ...
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Mystery of the Deeps, Leatherback Sea Turtles
They can dive more than a kilometer into the sea, and they maintain body temperatures as high as 18 degrees C. above the surrounding water temperature. They eat only jelly ...
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Armadillo Facts and Information
Armadillos are used in leprosy research because their body temperatures are low enough for them to contract the most virulent form of the disease. Some ... means that not much heat actually goes out into the legs, keeping it in the body. This also means they will get frostbitten very easily, since they have no way to ...
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Exploratorium: Frogs: The Amazing, Adaptable Frog / Page 1 of 6
Storey. Like all amphibians, frogs are cold-blooded, meaning that their body temperatures change with the temperature of their surroundings. When temperatures drop, some frogs dig burrows underground or in the mud at ... that concentrates in its vital organs, protecting them from damage while the rest of the body freezes solid. Frogs have a reputation for leaping that is well deserved. Launched by ...
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Woodchucks in Kansas
While hibernating, their heart rate, breathing and body temperatures are greatly reduced for 4-6 months. They may lose up to half their body weight during this period. In spring, females produce ...
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