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Thermoregulating

102 objects

Learn about incredible animals that can keep their body temperature just right, no matter how hot or cold it gets outside! They have special ways to stay warm or cool.

Thermoregulating organisms maintain a stable internal body temperature despite fluctuations in the external environment.

ReptileMammalFishBirdAmphibianInsect

Objects with this trait

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Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
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Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Alpine Ibex
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Alpine Ibex
Alpine Salamander
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Alpine Salamander
American Alligator
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American Alligator
American Crocodile
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American Crocodile
Arctic Fox
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Arctic Fox
Asian Elephant
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Asian Elephant
Atlantic Cod
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Atlantic Cod
Basking Shark
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Basking Shark
Bedbug
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Bedbug
Blainville's Horned Lizard
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Blainville's Horned Lizard
Blind Cave Tetra
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Blind Cave Tetra
Bluefin Tuna
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Bluefin Tuna
Bluetongues
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Bluetongues
Bowhead Whale
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Bowhead Whale
Burmese Python
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Burmese Python
Bushbuck
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Bushbuck
Camel
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Camel
Caribou
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Caribou
Catalonian Wall Lizard
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Catalonian Wall Lizard
Chameleon
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Chameleon
Chryxus Arctic
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Chryxus Arctic
Chuckwalla
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Chuckwalla
Common Chuckwalla
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Common Chuckwalla
Common Eider
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Common Eider
Common Leopard Gecko
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Common Leopard Gecko
Cottonmouth
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Cottonmouth
Crocodile
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Crocodile
Crocodilians
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Crocodilians
Day Gecko
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Day Gecko
Desert Iguana
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Desert Iguana
Desert Tortoise
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Desert Tortoise
Diamondback Terrapin
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Diamondback Terrapin
Eastern Collared Lizard
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Eastern Collared Lizard
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
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Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Egyptian Vulture
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Egyptian Vulture
Emperor Penguin
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Emperor Penguin
Emu
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Emu
Eurasian Otter
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Eurasian Otter
Eurasian Water Shrew
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Eurasian Water Shrew
Fangtooth
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Fangtooth
Fennec Fox
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Fennec Fox
Galápagos Marine Iguana
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Galápagos Marine Iguana
Gemsbok
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Gemsbok
Greater Flamingo
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Greater Flamingo
Green Lizard
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Green Lizard
Green Mamba
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Green Mamba
Greenland Shark
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Greenland Shark
Ground Agama
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Ground Agama
Hatchetfish
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Hatchetfish
Hippopotamus
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Hippopotamus
Icefish
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Icefish
Indian Rhinoceros
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Indian Rhinoceros
Kangaroo Rat
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Kangaroo Rat
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Lungfish
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Lungfish
Marginated Tortoise
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Marginated Tortoise
Marlin
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Marlin
Northern Spotted Owl
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Northern Spotted Owl
Ocellated Lizard
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Ocellated Lizard
Ornate Mastigure
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Ornate Mastigure
Ostrich
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Ostrich
Penguin
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Penguin
Peninsular Cooter
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Peninsular Cooter
Phyllomedusa sauvagii
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Phyllomedusa sauvagii
Pickerel Frog
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Pickerel Frog
Pika
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Pika
Polar Bear
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Polar Bear
Porpoise
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Porpoise
Prairie Lizard
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Prairie Lizard
Prairie Skink
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Prairie Skink
Ptarmigan
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Ptarmigan
Rainbow Whiptail
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Rainbow Whiptail
Ranchman's Tiger Moth
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Ranchman's Tiger Moth
Rattlesnakes
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Rattlesnakes
Red-necked Grebe
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Red-necked Grebe
Regal Horned Lizard
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Regal Horned Lizard
Rio Grande Cooter
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Rio Grande Cooter
Sea Turtle
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Sea Turtle
Seal
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Seal
Shingleback
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Shingleback
Siberian Husky
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Siberian Husky
Six-lined Racerunner
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Six-lined Racerunner
Sliders
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Sliders
Sphynx Cat
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Sphynx Cat
Spiny Lizards
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Spiny Lizards
Spiny Softshell Turtle
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Spiny Softshell Turtle
Spiny-tailed Iguana
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Spiny-tailed Iguana
Spotted Eagle Ray
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Spotted Eagle Ray
Swordfish
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Swordfish
Texas Horned Lizard
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Texas Horned Lizard
Tuna
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Tuna
Volcano Snail
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Volcano Snail
Walrus
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Walrus
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
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Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Western Foxsnake
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Western Foxsnake
Western Whiptail
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Western Whiptail
Whale
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Whale
Wildebeest
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Wildebeest
scimitar oryx
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scimitar oryx