Baby Sonoran Desert Tortoise (IMAGE)

Aarhus University

Baby Sonoran Desert Tortoise

Caption

Reptiles like this baby Sonoran Desert tortoise in Arizona are ectotherms but not necessarily cold-blooded; its blood temperature depends on the ambient temperature. And THAT is getting dangerously hotter.

Credit

Cortesy of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Southwest Region

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License

Public Domain

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