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How Do Kangaroos Survive Extreme Heat? | 20 Years of Planet Earth | BBC Earth
How Do Kangaroos Survive Extreme Heat? | 20 Years of Planet Earth | BBC Earth
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Right now, while the sun is low,
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there's no immediate cause for concern.
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But this situation won't last long.
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The sun's heat and the power to evaporate water
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has had a profound effect on the bodies and habits
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of everything that lives here.
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This sun, potentially, is a killer…
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..and the red kangaroos must acknowledge that.
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Right now, while the sun is low,
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there's no immediate cause for concern.
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But this situation won't last long.
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Australia is the world's most arid continent,
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with blistering daytime temperatures.
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Every hour, the temperature rises by five degrees centigrade.
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Soon, the heat will reach a critical point.
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Any kangaroo out in the open
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is in serious danger of overheating.
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In the full sun,
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the temperature on the ground soars to 70 degrees.
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By midday, the radiation is so intense, they must take shelter.
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In the shade, they're shielded from much of the sun's energy,
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but their body temperature can still rise.
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So they lick saliva on to their forearms,
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where there is a network of blood vessels close to the surface of the skin,
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and as the saliva evaporates, their blood is cooled.
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This thermal image shows just how effective the process is.
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The blue areas on the body are the cooler parts.
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As the saliva dries, it has to be replaced,
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and this is a real drain on the kangaroo's body fluids.
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Even in the shade, the earth is baking hot.
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So the kangaroos dig away the warmed topsoil
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to get at the cooler ground beneath.
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By staying in the shade
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and licking to control their body temperature,
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kangaroos manage to get through the hottest part of the day without heatstroke.
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But for the majority of desert animals,
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this strategy would not be enough for survival.
