Why the small sized animals have high heart beat rate?
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The body heat of small-sized animals is rapidly emitted. As a result, it has to burn more calories to maintain the body temperature at a normal level. This requires more oxygen. And to deliver oxygen to the body cells, the animal's heart need to be beat faster.