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Animals of cold countries have shorter ears/ extremities. This is

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Allen's law
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Cope's law
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Bergmann's law
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Dollo's law
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Solution

The correct option is C Allen's law
  • Allen's law states that in warm-blooded animal species having distinct geographic populations, the limbs, ears, and other appendages of the animals living in cold climates tend to be shorter than in animals of the same species living in warm climates.
  • Animals of cold countries have shorter ears/ extremities. This is Allen's law.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Allen's law'.

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