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A countercurrent heat exchanger enables an animal to

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Some animals have adaptions to their circulatory system that enable them to transfer heat from arteries to veins, warming blood returning to the heart. This is called a countercurrent heat exchange; it prevents cold venous blood from cooling the heart and other internal organs.

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