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The term '''warm-blooded''' is a colloquial term to describe [[animal]] [[species]] which have a relatively higher blood temperature, and maintain thermal [[homeostasis]] primarily through internal [[metabolism|metabolic]] processes. These are characteristics of [[mammal]]s and [[bird]]s.
Both the terms "warm-blooded" and "[[cold-blooded]]" have fallen out of favour with scientists because of the vagueness of the terms and an increased understanding of the field. Body [[temperature]] types are not discrete categories. Each term may be replaced with one or more variants (see the next section for examples). Body temperature maintenance ([[thermoregulation]]) incorporates a wide range of different techniques that result in a body temperature continuum.
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The term '''warm-blooded''' is a colloquial term to describe [[animal]] [[species]] which have a relatively higher blood temperature, and maintain thermal [[homeostasis]] primarily through internal [[metabolism|metabolic]] processes. These are characteristics of [[mammal]]s and [[bird]]s.
Both the terms "warm-blooded" and "[[cold-blooded]]" have fallen out of favour with scientists because of the vagueness of the terms and an increased understanding of the field. Body [[temperature]] types are not discrete categories. Each term may be replaced with one or more variants (see the next section for examples). Body temperature maintenance ([[thermoregulation]]) incorporates a wide range of different techniques that result in a body temperature continuum.
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