What is an endotherm How does being an endotherm have adaptive value for birds that live

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What is an endotherm? How does being an endotherm have adaptive value for birds that live in polar regions?

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What is an endotherm? How does being an endotherm have adaptive value for birds that live in polar regions?

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Endotherms are organisms that can regulate their own body temperature in order to maintain a constant temperature even if the environmental temperature changes. This type of organism is often referred to as a ‘warm-blooded’ creature. An endotherm is able to do this through a variety of processes, such as increasing its metabolic rat

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