Special features of the whale that enable it to retain heat in cold water

Special features of the whale that enable it to retain heat in cold water

  • have small surface area to volume ratio
  • Small extremities reduce surface area to volume ratio.
  • Using their thick blubber layer as an insulator,
  • Retaining heat through counter-current heat exchange.
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