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A Cat Blows a Snot Bubble
The cat caught a cold and blow a snot bubble with its breath. This footage was filmed by Mr. Xie, in Xinji, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, at 16:07, on September 24, 2024.
Probably by blowing snot bubbles to keep their noses at a lower temperature, as this heat map shows. (Image credit: Christine Cooper) The first clue came when Cooper's doctoral student was ...
An echidna’s snot bubbles coat the spiny critter’s nose with moisture, which then evaporates and draws heat from the sinus, cooling the blood.
Echidnas blow snot bubbles and do belly flops to keep themselves cool in the Australian heat, new research has found. The native animals are believed to be less tolerant to hot weather than other ...
Along with blowing snot bubbles, the study, published in BiologyLetters, found their spines were able to provide flexible insulation to retain body heat.
But how exactly does a snot bubble reduce an echidna's body temperature? When the booger bubbles burst, it wets the tip of their snout which can then evaporate and cool the blood just under the skin.
Echidnas blow snot bubbles to cool a pool of blood at the top of their elongated beaks, researchers from Curtin University have discovered. They also perform belly flops on cool surfaces ...
Funky-Cute Echidnas Blow Snot Bubbles to Keep Cool in the Heat Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET.
Snot plays a powerful role in protecting us from disease – and its colour alone can provide insights into what's going on in our bodies. ... Using bubbles to remove forever chemicals from our water.
It turns out they stay cool by blowing mucus bubbles through their beak. It’s not glamorous but it works. Dr Christine Cooper from Curtin University’s School of Molecular and Life Sciences explains: ...