Mammals also have hair, fur, blubber, or feathers to help keep themselves warm. Whales are one of the few mammals that do not have sweat glands, however they do not really require them since they live in water. Dogs and cats on the other hand have sweat glands on their feet only. Primates such as the ape or monkey, or us humans are equipped with sweat glands located all over our bodies.
These creatures are also able to cool off by moving into a shaded area or by getting wet. To stay cool, cats and other warm blooded animals sweat or pant which allows them to lose heat by water evaporation. Warm blooded creatures like cats generate heat by converting the majority of the food that they eat into energy to maintain a constant body temperature, while only a small amount of the food that they eat is actually needed to convert into body mass. Warm blooded creatures keep their bodies at a constant temperature by generating their own heat when they are in a cooler environment, and by cooling themselves when they are in a hotter environment. Cats are mammals, which means that they are warm blooded.
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