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How do mammals living in colder regions and seals living in polar regions able to reduce the loss of their body heat ?

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Mammals have shorter ear and limbs to minimise heat loss. This is called Allen's rule. Seals have a thick layer of fat below their skin that acts as an insulator and reduces excessive loss of body heat.
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