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- Cold-blooded (1564 bytes)
1: ... body temeprature from the environment. Cold-blooded animals are often referred to as '''ectotherms''...
3: Ectotherms depend largely on external sources of heat, such as ...
4: Whereas an endotherm, or [[warm-blooded]] animal will use up to 98% of its energy for he...
9: Examples of this temperature control include:
11: * [[Fish]] changing depths in the water column to find a suitable temper... - Warm-blooded (3154 bytes)
1: A '''warm-blooded''' ('''homeothermic''') [[animal]] is one that c...
2: Also known as '''endotherms''', warm-blooded animals control their [[body temperature]] by re...
6: ... hand, the disadvantage is the need to maintain [[thermoregulation]], even during inactivity, otherwise the organism...
7: ...and reptiles are called ectothermic or [[cold blooded]], meaning that they cannot control their intern...
9: ...e energy. In hot weather, endotherms expend considerable energy to avoid overheating: they may pant, ... - Triceratops (4523 bytes)
26: ...] in [[1889]]. Two years earlier, however, he misidentified the ''Triceratops'' as a type of [[bison]]...
28: Known species of ''Triceratops'' include ''T. prorsus'' and ''T. horridus''. ''[[Diceratop...
35: * Defense against carnivores such as ''[[Tyrannosaurus...
39: * A status symbol which reflects (or determines) the individual's status in the herd.
41: ...ng body area to regulate temperature (see also: [[thermoregulation]]). - Golden mole (4520 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Golden moles}}
15: ...much so that, the [[marsupial]]/[[placental]] divide notwithstanding, they were once thought to be rel...
17: ...have short legs with powerful digging claws, very dense fur that repels dirt and moisture, and toughen...
19: ...m about 8 to about 20 cm. They have muscular shoulders and an enlarged third claw to aid digging on th...
21: ... reduce their need for food. Similarly, they have developed particularly efficient kidneys and most sp... - Reptile (14659 bytes)
10: ...bdivision | color = light blue | plural_taxon = Orders}}
14: Suborder [[Lizard|Sauria]] - Lizards<br/>
15: Suborder [[Snake|Serpentes]] - Snakes<br/>
17: Superorder [[Dinosaur|Dinosauria]]<br/>
23: ...membrane]]). Today they are represented by four orders: - Tuataras (5776 bytes)
15: ...lassification). Tuatara are [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[New Zealand]], and now live only on a s...
20: ...e, and crocodile-like features and proposed the order Rhynchocephalia (beak heads) for the tuatara and...
22: ..., most authors prefer to use the more inclusive order name of Sphenodontia for the tuatara and their c...
26: ...dontia (Wu, 1994) has shown that this group has undergone a variety of changes throughout the Mesozoic...
37: ...f death and disaster. Māori women are forbidden to eat tuatara. - Kentrosaurus (4090 bytes)
19: == Description ==
21: ...ight (although no accurate estimates can yet be made) — certainly small for a [[stegosaur]].
23: ...rus'' could only have served once purpose: [[self-defence]].
25: ...trosaurus'' could not rear up on its hind legs. Indeed, the length of the thigh bone compared with the...
29: ...rate the changes that their different ancestors underwent as the two groups of animals parted company. - Golden moles (3220 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Golden moles}}
15: ...much so that, the [[marsupial]]/[[placental]] divide notwithstanding, they were once thought to be rel...
17: ...have short legs with powerful digging claws, very dense fur that repels dirt and moisture, and toughen...
19: ...m about 8 to about 20 cm. They have muscular shoulders and an enlarged third claw to aid digging on th...
21: ... reduce their need for food. Similarly, they have developed particularly efficient kidneys and most sp...
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