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Feb. 09, 2009

Is That Really What I Think You're Doing?

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That's right, I'm taking the temperature...of one of the smallest primates on earth. It's important to monitor how the mouse lemurs are doing during the evaluation, and it's also quite interesting to see how their body temperatures range, especially since mouse lemurs are capable of daily torpor during the colder winter season. We've seen body temperatures that range from 92.7° to 98.7° Fahrenheit so far.

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