The animal with the highest recorded body temperature is the hummingbird, with a core temperature reaching up to 107° Fahrenheit (41.7° Celsius). This tiny bird maintains this high temperature to fuel its rapid wing movements during flight.
Other animals, like mammals, generally have lower body temperatures, with elephants and whales ranging from 97° to 103° Fahrenheit (36.1° to 39.4° Celsius). Monkeys, closely related to humans, have body temperatures from 98.6° to 103.1° Fahrenheit (37° to 39.5° Celsius).
While some invertebrates like insects can survive in extremely hot environments, their body temperatures aren't regulated as precisely as warm-blooded animals. For instance, some aquatic insects can endure hot springs up to 122° Fahrenheit (50° Celsius).
