Which of the following animals is warm-blooded?

🔑 Key Points
→ Warm-blooded animals can maintain their body temperature.
→ The surface area of the animal is large and prevents heat loss, and thus it can maintain temperature.
→ Warm-blooded animals are cats and pigeons.
→ Its surface area/volume ratio is high.
→ Breathing rate and heart rate are high in warm-blooded animals.

📌 Important Points
→ Cold-blooded animals: Cannot maintain their body temperature.
→ Body temperature changes according to the environment.
→ Its surface area/volume ratio is low, and thus they are unable to maintain their body temperature.
→ Examples: Snakes, lizards, frogs, salamanders, and lower invertebrates.