Because mammals have such high metabolic rates, it has long been thought that their growth is invulnerable to seasonal variation. But their bones turn out to contain annual lines, just as those of cold-blooded animals do. See Letter p.358
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Padian, K. A bone for all seasons. Nature 487, 310–311 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11382
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