Exercise 28

Exercise 28

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How Some Animals Stay Cool

How do animals stay cool in hot weather? Many animals don’t sweat like humans, so they have other ways to cool themselves.

Dogs, for example, have a lot of fur and can become very hot. They stay cool mainly by panting. By the way, if you don’t know what panting means, this is the sound of panting.

Cats lick their paws and chests. When their fur is wet, they become cooler. Elephants have very large ears. When they are hot, they can flap their huge ears. The flapping ear acts like a fan and it cools them. Elephants also like to roll in the mud to stay cool.