Sentences with phrase «warmer than the rest of the body»

As other researchers reported in 2009, the brain and eyes of the opah are even warmer than the rest of the body, thanks to a small countercurrent heat exchanger at the base of its skull.

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Despite their hostile environment, Red - throated Loon chicks did not use more energy than what was predicted by their body mass, possibly because of how they limit their energy expenditure — they regularly rest onshore, and very young chicks are brooded by their parents to help keep them warm.
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