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Warm-blooded

warm-blooded

(Science: physiology) Having warm blood; applied especially to those animals, as birds and mammals, which have warm blood, or, more properly, the power of maintaining a nearly uniform temperature whatever the temperature of the surrounding air. See homoiothermal.


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Re: Why do Africans have large noses and lips?

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Re: BMR of Rat is higher than an an Elephant

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Sat Nov 10, 2012 11:44 am
 
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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

Suggestion - Every time you take warm water with few lemon drops in it. Very Soon you will find the changes in you.

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Wed Sep 26, 2012 6:03 am
 
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Bees

... genes. And on this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_bee#Reproduction_cycle It says: The surviving virgin queen will fly out on a sunny, warm day to a "drone congregation area" where she will mate with 12-15 drones. If the weather holds, she may return to the drone congregation ...

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Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:07 am
 
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Topic: Bees
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