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Infrared Zoo

Animals come in all types, some warm-blooded while others are cold-blooded. Some protect their heat with insulating layers of fur or feathers. All of them look fascinatingly different in the infrared, and their thermal glow can tell us a lot about them.

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    • Chimps-ir50-100
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  • Giraffe1-ir50-100
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  • Giraffe2-ir50-100
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    • Giraffe2-ir50-100
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  • Warthog-ir50-100
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    • Warthog-vis
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    • Warthog-ir50-100
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  • Zebras-ir50-100
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    • Zebras-ir50-100
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  • Swans-ir50-100
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    • Swans-ir50-100
      Infrared
  • Croc-ir50-100
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    • Croc-vis
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    • Croc-ir50-100
      Infrared
  • Flamingo-ir50-100
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    • Flamingo-ir50-100
      Infrared

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