What are some ways for small animals to escape the heat?

Rabbits use their ears to dissipate body heat, snails curl up in their shells, hippos secrete sweat to escape the heat, elephants use mud to escape the heat, and so on.

Rabbits have underdeveloped sweat glands and can only rely on the rich capillaries in their ears to dissipate a large amount of heat generated in the body. Most snails like to stay in a humid environment. When summer comes, the snail's body surface will secrete a layer of mucus to seal its hard shell, and it will curl up in the shell to escape the heat. Snails that live in the African desert will retract into their hard shells and then burrow into the gravel to "aestivate" and spend the entire summer. In addition to bathing in water, the most common way for larger animals such as elephants and buffaloes to escape the heat is to take mud baths. Mud not only provides effective sun protection, but also lowers body temperature due to the constant evaporation of the water contained in it, while at the same time protecting against mosquito attacks. After the mud dries, it can also remove parasites, bacteria and dead skin from the skin of these animals due to hot weather, playing a cleaning role.

The places to escape the summer heat include Ha'er Summer Holy Land, Guiyang, the summer capital, Yichun's green treasure house, and Qingdao's cool sea breeze.