Why Arctic sled dogs do not melt or freeze
A snowball should not outrun an athlete, yet Arctic sled dogs do exactly that over marathon distances in brutal cold. Their secret is not brute toughness but a set of engineered compromises built into skin, blood vessels, and mitochondria that turn every stride into a controlled heat exchange experiment.Most people think that huge fur means automatic overheating. That misses how the double coat wo...More
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