Assertion: whale's flipper | /r/CapableOf | add much extra surface area
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text: Low surface area to volume ratio (anatomical) - Being large means it is easier to stay warm by retaining heat generated by the metabolism, narwhals have a clean shape with only the flippers adding much extra surface area.
text: (anatomical) - Being large means it is easier to stay warm by retaining heat generated by the metabolism, narwhals have a clean shape with only the flippers adding much extra surface area.
text: Like all marine mammals that live in icy waters, belugas are large animals, even though they are relatively small for whales and large size makes it easier to stay warm by retaining metabolic heat, belugas have a clean shape with only the flippers adding much extra surface area.
text: Like all marine mammals that live in icy waters, belugas are large animals, even though they are relatively small for whales and large size makes it easier to stay warm by retaining metabolic heat, belugas have a clean shape with only the flippers adding much extra surface area.