linucs to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 год назадCan cold-blooded animals die of hypothermia?message-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down11
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareCan cold-blooded animals die of hypothermia?linucs to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 год назадmessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareConyak@lemmy.tflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 год назадCold blooded means their body temperature relies on an external source. It doesn’t mean they don’t need to have warm blood. Without an external heat source they become hypothermic and will eventually die.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 год назадDepends entirely on species.
Cold blooded means their body temperature relies on an external source. It doesn’t mean they don’t need to have warm blood. Without an external heat source they become hypothermic and will eventually die.
Depends entirely on species.