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8 Weird Ways Animals Keep Cool - Catherine - 08-08-2014 This is really interesting. I suppose I was aware of most of this behavior, but never put it together as a way of keeping cool. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/panting-pooping-8-weird-ways-animals-keep-cool-180952226/?page=1 To me this is a better way, but then I am not a bird or a lizard. It sure beats pooping on your legs. RE: 8 Weird Ways Animals Keep Cool - Cibach - 08-08-2014 You're right, of course, but each to his own!! RE: 8 Weird Ways Animals Keep Cool - Catherine - 08-08-2014 My snakes like to soak in their water dishes. What do guinea pigs do to keep cool? Mine have a fan, but not all piggies have that. RE: 8 Weird Ways Animals Keep Cool - Catherine - 08-09-2014 That sounds good. I like the idea of estivation. The trouble with that is the need to hibernate in the winter. It does not leave a lot of active time. Six months of activity and six months of sleep. That might not be too productive.