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countercurrent blood exchange

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cetacean thermoregulation

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    In cetacean: Circulation and thermoregulation

    …thermoregulation is the development of countercurrent blood exchange, an adaptation that allows the animal to either conserve or dissipate heat as needed. Blood that drains from the surface of the skin has been cooled by close contact with the external environment, and it can return to the cetacean’s heart via…

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