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Statement-`1`: Animals curl into a ball, when they feel very cold.
Statement-`2`: Animals by curling their body reduces the surface area.

A

Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True ,
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
Statement-1

B

Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True ,
Statement -2 is not a correct explanation for
Statement-1

C

Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False.

D

Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.

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