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They have large reserve of fat in their body for winter .

Small animals have a bigger surface area than large animals, compared to their volume. This helps animals that live in cold areas to keep their surface area:volume as small as possible, and so helps them keep on to their body heat.

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Larger animals have a smaller surface to volume ratio and therefore lose less body heat.

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because a long time ago animals

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so it helps them keep warm (daa)

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Because they need heat

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For insulation. It's very cold there.

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