linucs@lemmy.ml to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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 · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareConyak@lemmy.tflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year 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-down1·1 year 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.