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Why do animals living in very cold regions have smaller and shorter ears tails and legs?
Saurabhmukherjee
It's to minimise heat loss. With large thin ears, the blood will cool quickly as the blood runs through them. This can be an advantage in hot climates, but is not so good when trying to conserve body heat.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agowell, im not sure about the rounded body but the short limbs would help it by keeping it out of wind i think. I know for sure that small ears are for keeping body heat... look at the fennec fox! it has large ears to release body heat because it lives in a hot biome..so, say and artic fox would have small ears to KEEP body heat
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∙ 13y agoAnimals in colder regions have shorter tails,ears, and legs because it helps them hear better,get around better, and with the tails the hair/fur just doesnt grow as much.
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