how can bird testicles tolerate body heat while mammal cannot

Subject: how can bird testicles tolerate body heat while mammal cannot

Date: Sun Jun 10 16:09:05 2001
Posted by Dennis Gordon
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Area of science: Zoology
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Mammal testicles hang outside the body because they cannot tolerate temperatures 
above 95 degrees F, but if bird testicles are internal, they must be tolerating 
the high heat of bird bodies.

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