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Climate change means bigger bills – and ears and tails as well – Sydney Morning Herald

Some animals are growing larger extremities in order to adapt to hotter temperatures.

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There have also been reported changes in mammalian species, including tail length increases in wood mice, and tail and leg size increases in masked shrews. Animals can divert blood flow to non-insulated appendages such as beaks, ears and legs to shed excess…

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