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Are white sharks cold-blooded or warm-blooded?

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White sharks have a complex circulatory system that conserves heat, and this heat is distributed throughout the body to warm its critical regions, giving the white shark a body temperature higher than the temperature of the surrounding water. This adaptation is called regional endothermy, which is a type of warm-bloodedness.

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