Panting p. pr. & vb. n. : of Pant

Example:
How does a dog Panting help cool it down?

Taxonomy
body temperature, animals, heat, Variations, heat loss, skin, body, burrow, Human thermoregulation, conduction, blood, death, adaptations, sweat, convection, hairs, temperatures, core temperature.

Defination from the web:
panting in mammals since their thin skin has no sweat glands. ... evaporative cooling by perspiration and panting. storing fat reserves in one place (e.g. camel's hump) to avoid its insulating effect ...