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Because warm blooded animals create thier own heat, hence in order to dessipitate the heat they eat more, in comparison to the cold blooded ones, as a result of which the heat is used up in the metabolisation of the food. However, the cold blooded animals take up heat from the surroundings and hence can regulate what amount of heat they actually require.

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What additional information do you need to help you decide which animals definitely are warmblooded and coldblooded?

to find out in an easy way for u to now if the animals cold or warm blooded would be if they animal had live young and the mother fed it milk from her Brest the one animal that is a warm blooded animal but dose not have live young would be the the platypus it hatches eggs but still gives its young milk and a animal that is could blooded that gives signs of warm blooded animals would be sea horse and some sharks because they have live young well some shacks have live young


Why do animals need shelters?

animals need shelter !they need shelter so the can be warm,eat food,anddrink waterbut they need a loving home with a loving family more then the shelter


What is the difference between warm and cold blooded animals?

Warm blooded animals have internal mechanisms that regulate their body temperature, making them less dependent on the ambient temperature. Cold blooded animals do not have this mechanism and so are more directly influenced by the temperature of the space around them. A warm blooded animal can be highly active in the cold, but requires much more food to maintain such an active metabolism. Cold blooded animals slow down in the cold and become more active when it is warm. Their slower metabolism requires less food, so they can go for longer between meals.


How often do they feed the animals at the shelter?

Most shelters feed twice a day, morning and night. However, some animals may be fed more often, such as puppies that need more nutrition and energy.


Why did caveman live in groups?

i need to know to but i think its to save money and a family are supposed to be together

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What additional information do you need to help you decide which animals definitely are warmblooded and coldblooded?

to find out in an easy way for u to now if the animals cold or warm blooded would be if they animal had live young and the mother fed it milk from her Brest the one animal that is a warm blooded animal but dose not have live young would be the the platypus it hatches eggs but still gives its young milk and a animal that is could blooded that gives signs of warm blooded animals would be sea horse and some sharks because they have live young well some shacks have live young


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