Greg Egan on Nostr: TIL that animals’ spots might play as much of a role in thermoregulation as ...

TIL that animals’ spots might play as much of a role in thermoregulation as camouflage.

The spots on a giraffe aren’t just superficial pigment; they mark regions of tissue vascularised by specific arteries, and blood flow to them can control heat loss.

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/what-the-duck/summer-why-do-quolls-have-spots-/104462848

Reference: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36790779/#full-view-affiliation-1