While most mammals do not have large numbers of sweat glands like humans do, some animals do sweat to regulate their body temperature. Here are some animals that sweat:
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Primates: Primates like apes, monkeys, and humans are the only members of the animal kingdom (besides horses) that sweat profusely in the heat.
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Equines: Horses, donkeys, and zebras sweat when they are under intense physical exercise or in high temperatures.
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Hippos: Hippo sweat is actually colored pinkish-red due to the antibacterial pigments they secrete.
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Other animals: Dogs and cats do sweat a little through their paws, but it is not sufficient to regulate their body temperature. Instead, they use panting as another form of evaporative cooling. Pigs rely on a process called evaporative cooling through their snouts to stay cool. Desert-dwelling animals such as camels, lizards, and ostriches have evolved different methods for keeping cool due to the lack of shade available in the desert environment.
It is important to note that while sweating is a common method of thermoregulation for humans, it is not the primary method for most animals. Instead, animals have evolved their own unique ways of dealing with heat, such as panting, rolling around in the mud, swimming in the water, lounging in shade, and urinating or defecating all over their body.