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Are humans the only sweaty mammals?

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Are humans the only sweaty mammals?
« on: 06/12/2017 18:58:13 »
Are humans the only animals to sweat, or are there others?
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Re: Are humans the only sweaty mammals?
« Reply #1 on: 06/12/2017 19:17:41 »
All mammals sweat, but humans are among the sweatiest.
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Re: Are humans the only sweaty mammals?
« Reply #2 on: 06/12/2017 20:50:20 »
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Quote from: Bored chemist on 06/12/2017 19:17:41
All mammals sweat, but humans are among the sweatiest.

Are you sure? I was under the impression that dogs can't...
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Re: Are humans the only sweaty mammals?
« Reply #3 on: 07/12/2017 09:34:34 »
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I was under the impression that dogs can't (sweat).
Dogs have sweat glands under their fur, but they aren't used for cooling.
- Sweat won't evaporate very well when it has a thick overlay of fur.
- This prevents the breeze from getting to the sweat and evaporating it.

That's why dogs pant - the moving air has direct access to their tongues.

Dogs have functional sweat glands on their nose and paw-pads (to get a better grip?).
- But they don't have enough area to provide useful cooling.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_odor#Natural_dog_odors
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Re: Are humans the only sweaty mammals?
« Reply #4 on: 08/12/2017 21:11:49 »
PS: Maybe the dog's wolf ancestors lived in arctic areas and during the ice ages, where keeping warm was more of a challenge than cooling down?
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