A video from a thermal imaging camera (temperature scale on the right) shows a numbat walking into a warmer area from a cooler area. The surface temperature of some parts of a numbat’s body can increase to 35° Celsius or more, suggesting the animals rapidly heat up in the sun. The finding suggests that, as the climate warms, numbats may need to keep their termite foraging forays short to avoid overheating.
Read more: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/numbats-overheat-climate-change-marsupials
Video: Christine Cooper
A numbat has trouble keeping cool | Science News
