Physiological time differs from real time for animals of different sizes. Smaller animals like shrews have much faster heart rates and metabolize energy at a higher rate than larger animals like elephants. As a result, physiological time passes more quickly for smaller animals, leading to shorter lifespans. While a shrew and elephant may have the same number of heartbeats in their lifetime, the shrew will live only 3 years compared to the elephant's 60 years. At high altitudes, the low barometric pressure reduces oxygen levels and can cause symptoms like weakness, headache, and nausea due to insufficient oxygen delivery to tissues. Acclimatization involves changes to ventilation, oxygen transport and diffusion that help overcome these issues. Phys