Keeping blood cool
When hares get hot, blood f lows to their long ears. Their skin is thinner there, which lets heat escape.
Elephants’ large ears work a bit like this, too. They also use their trunks to spray water on themselves.
Elephants use their ears like fans, too!
Giraffes have patches on their skin, which keep them cool.
Under each patch is a place where blood comes closer to the skin so heat can escape.
Keeping cool as a team
Bees work as a team. They live together in hives. If it gets too hot, the worker bees go out to find water.
That’s teamwork!
When the bees return with the water, they put it around the hive. Then they f lap their wings to dry the water. As the water dries, the bees are successful : the hive is cooled.
Bees will get water from ponds or puddles.
If you are successful, you do or get what you planned or wanted.
Finding shade
Sometimes the best way to cool down is to find shade. Crocodiles use where they live to keep warm or cool.
To warm up, crocodiles lie in the sun. To cool down, they rest in the shade or in cool water.
On hot days, we like to find a cool location. A location is the place where
