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Why do male mammals risk having the testicals outside the main body?
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Why do male mammals risk having the testicals outside the main body?

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Answer is to keep the testicles cooler than the body

Reason - the temperature of the testicles needs to be cooler than the inside of the body to produce sperm. This is why the testicles are located outside of the body.
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