Question

The animal which possesses the highest body temperature is
A. Monkey
B. Bird
C. Elephant
D. Whale

Answer 1

Hint:Body temperature is different for different animals based on the type of animal. There are two types of animal warm-blooded animals and cold-blooded animals.

Complete answer:
We know the animals that can live in a very dry and hot place also there are animals living in very cold environments. This is because animal bodies have a great adaptation that helps them to live in such extreme conditions as well. One of the important adaptations is the way they regulate their body temperature. Based on this animals are classified into two groups.
Warm-blooded animals: Animals in this category have a specific body temperature that does not change due to a change in environmental temperature. They have to maintain their internal temperature. Mostly birds and mammals belong to this category.
Cold-blooded animals: Animals in this category do not have a constant body temperature, their body temperature depends on the external environmental temperature i.e. if the temperature outside the body changes, the internal temperature is also regulated accordingly. All the remaining animals from kingdom Animalia except birds and mammals belong to this category.
From the above list, the animal that possesses the highest body temperature will be Bird with a body temperature around 105°.

Hence, the correct option will be option B- Birds.

Note: Hummingbird has the highest body temperature i.e. 107°. Elephants and whales belong to mammals that have body temperature ranging from 97° to 103°. Monkeys being closely related to humans have body temperature ranging from 98.6° to 103.1°.