Rockontheground

Thermals are interesting because they show which parts an animal is prioritizing -- like in these photos, you can see that mountain reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) have the most heat (i.e. blood vessels) in their noses (and growing antlers). This is an important adaptation when you use your face to plow through snow for half the year or more.

Meanwhile, this muntjac (genus Muntiacus, possibly Fea's muntjac) is chewing its cud and digesting, causing its face and stomach to be the warmest.

And in these spooked mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), their ears and chests emanate the most heat, which means that their hearts/lungs are taking up a lot of blood in preparation to flee -- plus they're listening for danger.

mysterious stick appears out of thin air............