climates?What advantage would the storage of body fat as oil intead of solid fat be to animals that live in freezing...
Would not be that helpful. The main mass of these animals is muscle and bone. They have some fat that is used to insulate the body. In their paws they contain a liquid form of fat to prevent their feet from freezing when they walk in snow. As long as they have an adequate food supply they will not used their fat reserves to survive on. Animals that can't find enough food will hibernate.
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