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arrow-up1313arrow-down1imagePython wearing a crocheted tube resembling a cozy sweaterthelemmy.clubMustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club to Oddly Satisfying@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square46linkfedilink
minus-squarekerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·9 days agoIt is a SHOCKINGLY lower caloric intake is why. Like TEN TIMES. Warm blooded animals are always ready to go but we have to eat continuously to maintain that. Meanwhile snakes eat once a week to once a month despite growing throughout their lives.
minus-squareanon6789@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoVery true, and a huge beneft! Many times the sun or a burrow can be a lot more reliable than finding a meal. And there are some cool warm blooded animals that try to have some of the best of both worlds by hibernating or by going into torpor.
It is a SHOCKINGLY lower caloric intake is why. Like TEN TIMES. Warm blooded animals are always ready to go but we have to eat continuously to maintain that. Meanwhile snakes eat once a week to once a month despite growing throughout their lives.
Very true, and a huge beneft! Many times the sun or a burrow can be a lot more reliable than finding a meal.
And there are some cool warm blooded animals that try to have some of the best of both worlds by hibernating or by going into torpor.