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Originally Posted by m2b
... Granted this should be expected. The nature of remaining "motionless" on the surface allows both air and water to pass over the body and it helps to cool the body down. When you submerge yourself, you are "exercising" and this creates heat within the body. ...
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The article actually does not tell the seals stop shivering because they get warmer when diving. Quite oppositely - it tells they stop shivering on purpose to cool down the body temperature, hence slowing down also the metabolism and the oxygen consumption.
