linucs@lemmy.ml to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoCan cold-blooded animals die of hypothermia?message-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down11
arrow-up132arrow-down1message-squareCan cold-blooded animals die of hypothermia?linucs@lemmy.ml to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareConyak@lemmy.tflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·11 months agoCold blooded means their body temperature relies on an external source. It doesn’t mean they don’t need to have warm blood. Without an external heat source they become hypothermic and will eventually die.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoDepends entirely on species.
Cold blooded means their body temperature relies on an external source. It doesn’t mean they don’t need to have warm blood. Without an external heat source they become hypothermic and will eventually die.
Depends entirely on species.