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To add: ratio of surface area (skin, sweating/cooling), versus volume/weight (muscle activity, biochemical processes etc).

The bigger the animal, the harder it is to keep cool.

Yes, I tried to encapsulate that within the term “heat stress”, but thank you for laying that all out for those not in the know.

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