| From: | Oliver McDonald oliver@*********.com |
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| Subject: | Now THAT'S a good question... |
| Date: | Mon, 05 Jun 2000 06:17:04 -0700 (PDT) |
>> See, I was pondering this question, while teasing my
>> dog this morning. Dogs don't have sweat glands,
>> probably because of all their fur. They cool off by
>> panting. I'm no biologist, so I don't know about other
>> furred animals, but it'd make sense for them not to
>> have sweat glands either, for the same reason.
>
>But, by inverse comparison ... Bears and Horses both do sweat, just as we
>do. I don't believe Cats, Dogs or Rats do (don't know about the last one).
>Monkey's also sweat btw, as do most of the simian-categories that I can
>think of right now. I don't recall the variations of such involved, but it
>is there.
As do dolphins and orca, along with all cetecea. I believe that other sea mammals sweat
as well.
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