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in the sun, or seeking shade when necessary in addition to a host of other behavioral thermoregulation mechanisms.

In contrast to ectotherms, endotherms rely largely, even predominantly, on heat from internal metabolic processes, and mesotherms use an intermediate strategy.

Because there are more than two categories of temperature control utilized by animals, the terms warm-blooded and cold-blooded have been

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