Alicia Z Klepeis

Warm-Blooded and Cold-Blooded Animals Explained Alicia Z Klepeis

Warm-blooded animals can control their own body temperatures, while cold-blooded animals are at the mercy of their environment. Young readers can learn how this fact affects an animal's choice of habitat, take a quiz about what they have learned, and discover species that break the rules. Sidebars zoom in on special traits of both kinds of creatures.