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The cost of endothermy vs ectothermy can be very high. An example: A 300 pound python can eat a pig and may live two years with having to eat again. A 300 pound lion needs about 30-40 lbs of meat/day to remain well-fed. It would starve to death if it went about 10-14 days without food.
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Is a blue macaw a warm blooded?
All birds are warm blooded.
Why do endothermic organisms have a higher BMR than ectotermic organisms?
Because we are warm blooded, ectothermic are cold blooded and can controll thier body temp. Therefore they have a lower BMR ( Basal metabolic rate )
Are cats cold or warm-blooded animals?
Cats are warm-blooded.
Are euglena warm blooded animals?
Euglena are not warm blooded animals, however they need to stay warm to live. They also can live inside of a warm blooded animal.
Are Bald Eagles warm or cold blooded?
Bald Eagles are warm blooded. All birds are warm blooded.
Is a red foxe cold-blooded or warm-blooded?
A fox is a warm blooded animal. Most mammals are warm blooded because they have a higher blood temperature and maintain thermal homeostasis through the metabolic process.
Are dophins warm blooded or cold blooded?
Dolphins, being mammals, are warm blooded.
Is a peregrine falcon warm blooded or cold blooded?
Being a bird, it is warm blooded, as are all avian animals.
Does a bat has warm - blooded?
Yes, being mammals, they are warm blooded.
Is a monotreme warm blooded?
No. Being mammals, monotremes are warm blooded.
Humans are warm blooded?
Being warm blooded is one of the major defining factors of being classified as a mammal. Some mammals do not maintain their internal temperature as well as others. The Naked Mole rat, for example, is sometimes cited as an example of a cold-blooded mammal, but this is misleading, as it still regulates its temperature - just not by metabolic means, as other mammals do, but more by behavioural means. They can allow their body temperature to fluctuate more than that of other mammals. It could best be described as a warm-blooded homeothermic ectotherm. Similarly, bats cannot maintain their internal temperature via metabolic means either, but rely on their behavioural adaptations and their environment. The problem is with the use of the terms "warm blooded" and "cold blooded", as they are not really accurate.Yes all mammals are warm blooded.
What is disadvantage of be warm blooded?
You have a higher metabolic rate which means you have to eat more often
Is a falcon warm blooded or cold blooded?
Being a bird, it is warm blooded, as are all avian animals.
Is a falcon cold blooded or warm blooded?
Being a bird, it is warm blooded, as are all avian animals.
What mammals are warm blooded?
All mammals are warm-blooded (endothermic).Warm-blooded animals are animals that can control their internal body temperature using metabolic processes to generate heat, whereas cold-blooded must use the sun or another heat source to keep warm.All mammals are technically 'warm -blooded'.
Is a red fox warm or cold blooded?
A fox is a warm blooded animal. Most mammals are warm blooded because they have a higher blood temperature and maintain thermal homeostasis through the metabolic process.
How does being warm blooded affect where a tiger lives?
Being warm blooded affects where a tiger lives because it needs to be in warm areas to keep it's blood warm.
