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What is the body temperature of animals?

Moving from place to place, we can feel how the temperature around us changes, but we do not think that our body temperature can change. She doesn't change. We are "homeothermic" and our species includes all warm-blooded animals, all mammals, domestic animals and birds.

But there are also animals whose body temperature changes with the temperature of the environment. They are called "poikilothermic" and include insects, snakes, reptiles, turtles, frogs and fish. Their temperature is usually slightly below ambient temperature. These are cold-blooded animals. We know that a normal human temperature is 37°C. But the temperature can change within the normal range.

For example, a person's body temperature is at its lowest around 4 am; skin temperature is lower than the temperature inside the body; eating raises the temperature for an hour or two; muscle work can raise the temperature; alcohol lowers the internal temperature. The body temperature of animals can vary greatly, from 35°C in an elephant to 43°C in small birds.

According to body temperature, animals can be classified as follows:

From 35 to 38 ° C - man, monkey, mule, donkey, horse, rat, mouse and elephant.

37 to 39 °C - cattle, sheep, dogs, cats, rabbits and pigs.

From 40 to 41 ° C - turkey, goose, duck, owl, pelican and hawk.

42 to 43 °C - chickens, pigeons and some common small birds.

Animals, like humans, must shed excess heat in order to maintain a constant body temperature. Animals that don't sweat do so by breathing - which is why your dog breathes with his tongue out on a hot day.

Author: Likum A.

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