Analysis Of Temperature And Heat Changes In A Goat And A Cheetah At Different States
A cheetah presumably has a high heat storage capability compared to that of a goat during a sprint. A cheetah usually seems to develop the ability to store heat energy while running while this is not the case at rest. Subsequently, a goat has a weak capability to store heat energy during motion and at rest. Additionally, cheetahs only can store heat energy up to certain levels beyond which it ceases to exist.
For the case of the goat, heat is evaporative and hence maintains the goat’s body temperature at lower levels. The hypothesis is only verifiable upon an introduction of systematic investigation and experimental analysis of an actual case. The case will involve studying the behaviors of both a goat and a cheetah while at different states. The experiment in this particular case involved two cheetahs and two goats. The approach is such that the cheetahs comprise of both male weighing 44kg and a female weighing 34kg. The goats are both females and weigh 31kg and 34 kg as per the records of the experiment (Taylor & Rowntree, 1973). The main aim of this approach is to study temperature and heat changes within the body of a goat and cheetah during varying states of motion. This approach is effective because it documents the origin of the cheetahs. Subsequently, the approach employed a strategy in which the heat stored in each animal was tested while running and at rest. Another interesting fact about this approach is that the study considered a test of heat balance for each animal during resting and during movement.
The approach employed a technique of recording results in time intervals of 30 minutes at varying surrounding temperatures during the resting period. It was effective, as it would provide a clear understanding of changes in temperature and body heat. The approach also enables researchers to make a clear comparison between results from goats and that from cheetahs. During rest, the rectal temperatures of both cheetahs and goats increased slightly as temperatures rose from 12C to 49C. However, both animals were able to increase their evaporative heat when atmospheric temperatures were at 49C. The goats lost heat at a rate of 2. 29Kcal while the cheetahs maintain evaporative heat at 3. 76Kcal (Taylor & Rowntree, 1973). This outcome indicates that both the cheetah and goat experience similar heat conditions during rest. The results assist individuals in appreciating the differences in biological features of goats and cheetahs.
During running, heat production for both goats and cheetahs indicate similar outcomes. However, a difference is evident regarding heat storage during the same. Heat storage, for instance, is important for the case of the cheetah while this aspect is not a necessity in running goats. Results also indicate that during sprints both evaporative and non-evaporative heat does not change for the case of the cheetah.
These aspects are different for the case of goats since both phenomena increase with an increase in heat production. The case of changes in the evaporative heat with changes in production of heat is an important aspect among cheetahs. The above discussion indicates that cheetahs and goats have variation in relation to their capabilities to produce and store heat. Cheetahs benefit from heat production and storage mechanism, especially during periods of sprints. The above results tend to prove the validity of the claims within the hypothesis. It is indeed true that cheetahs have high storage capabilities during running.
