If it gets cold enough
Hello, could you help me understand the joke in the piece of dialogue below? What does "if it gets cold enough." mean here? Thank you.

Melissa: You really love animals, don't you?
Ace: If it gets cold enough. No, I have a kinship with them.

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If it gets cold enough
Hello, could you help me understand the joke in the piece of dialogue below? What does "if it gets cold enough." mean here? Thank you.

Melissa: You really love animals, don't you?
Ace: If it gets cold enough. No, I have a kinship with them.

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maybe Ace means that he/she needs the clothes which is made by animal's fur？

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It's actually a bit of cynicism. Ace isn't actually so fond of animals. Only if it's very cold he would go near animals, only for warmth.

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I don't see a joke here. Maybe a little more context would help.