Crocodiles rely on temperature-sensing ion channels in their cells to decide whether to warm up in the sun or take a cooling swim, say Frank Seebacher and Shauna Murray of the University of Sydney, Australia. The researchers found that Crocodylus porosus (pictured) has two genes, TRPV1 and TRPM8, that are closely related to genes found in warm-blooded animals.
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