Large animals travel more slowly because they can’t keep cool (IMAGE)

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Large animals travel more slowly because they can’t keep cool

Caption

The daily and seasonal movements of large animals like the Sri Lankan elephant take place within a mosaic of natural habitats which are becoming increasingly fragmented by anthropogenic land-use changes such as deforestation and agricultural cultivation.

Credit

Ulrich Brose (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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