Cover image for Life in the World's Oceans. Episode 15, How Animals Adapt to Ocean Temperatures.
Life in the World's Oceans. Episode 15, How Animals Adapt to Ocean Temperatures.
Title:
Life in the World's Oceans. Episode 15, How Animals Adapt to Ocean Temperatures.
Publication Date:
2023

2018
Format:
Electronic Resources
Summary:
If you've ever jumped into frigid water, you quickly realize humans are definitely not adapted to life in the sea. What are we missing? In a word, it's blubber. In fact, blubber is such a successful insulator that marine mammals have evolved internal and external means for getting rid of all that heat, possibly even including planetary migrations.