silvercup011 t1_j5r3fa1 wrote
Reply to comment by imbluedabedeedabedaa in If I had two cups of water, one normal size and one as big as a swimming pool and stirred them both with proportionally sized spoons, would the larger pool of water keep spiraling longer than the smaller? by r3volc
How do baby elephants not freeze to death? They are the size of a dog…
imbluedabedeedabedaa t1_j5r6yvl wrote
There's a big difference between a baby elephant and a scaled down adult elephant
cobywaan t1_j5remzo wrote
Baby elephants are like 250-300 lbs when born, that is much larger than all but the most massive outliers of the biggest breeds of dogs
crackaryah t1_j5r4hxl wrote
It wouldn't freeze. Endotherms regulate their body temperatures by modulating their metabolisms. Not to mention that modern elephants don't live in cold places. Ancient elephants (mammoths) were highly insulated. Metabolism can be modulated a lot. There are small "warm blooded" animals that have a body temperature above 37 C in the summer, but hibernate during the winter, dropping their body temperatures to below 0 C. They don't freeze and they certainly don't die. There is even some evidence that hibernation contributes to longevity.
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