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00:00 Like a wolf, this German shepherd can reach 35 miles per hour and can happily cover 50 miles in a day.
00:06 Blanketed with fur from head to paws, he's perfectly insulated against the cold.
00:16 But when things really hot up, he can only sweat through his foot pads.
00:27 Instead, he uses his tongue to lose heat by evaporation.
00:31 As its blood vessels dilate, the tongue extends and swells.
00:36 Panting cools the hot blood even faster.
00:41 Thermal imagery shows where all the heat escapes and how no heat is lost through his thick coat of fur.
00:55 With a pet so geared for a life chasing prey, it's hardly surprising they're sometimes so difficult to control.
01:02 [Music]
01:09 With a pet so geared for a life chasing prey, it's hardly surprising they're sometimes so difficult to control.
01:16 (upbeat music)
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