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Birds regulate their body temperature and could be described as warm blooded, which is one of the reasons they have feathers, to insulate them. Not all their body parts are kept warm though their feet and lower legs are much closer to ambient heat as it would take lots of energy to keep them warm. Although blood circulates through the lower legs and feet the heat loss/gain is minimised using a counter- current cirulatory system.

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