Assertion: monotreme | /r/CapableOf | maintain its body temperature
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text: Similarly, it is still sometimes said that monotremes have less developed internal temperature control mechanisms than other mammals, but more recent research shows that monotremes (such as the Platypus, which can maintain its body temperature even while living in an icy mountain stream) maintain a constant body temperature in a wide variety of circumstances without difficulty.
text: Monotremes are warm-blooded, but they maintain their body temperature at a slightly lower level than placental mammals—usually somewhere between 86°F and 91.4°