ChordataVertebratesWarm-blooded
Warm-blooded
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Animals that stay warm by themselves
Warm-blooded = warm from the inside, like a little heater.
Say it like this: warm-blooded = the body keeps its own warmth, like a little heater inside. Birds and mammals stay warm even on a cold day. They need to eat a lot of food to keep the heater running.
How do you know it is a warm-blooded?
Own warmth
The body makes its own heat.
Birds
Feathers hold the warmth in.
Mammals
Fur holds the warmth in.
Lots of food
Eating keeps the heater running.
Animals you may know
Sparrow
A warm little bird
Penguin
Warm even on ice
Cat
A warm, furry mammal
Dog
Warm to cuddle
Cow
Warm in winter too
Bat
A warm-blooded flyer
Elephant
Big and warm
You
People are warm-blooded too
Not the same!
Try this
Touch your own arm. Your body keeps itself warm - you are warm-blooded!