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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

Try this

Touch your own arm. Your body keeps itself warm - you are warm-blooded!

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