Goosebumps
Posted by maite on March 18, 2005
Q: Why do whales who are in the water all the time shiver?
A: I checked with a marine biologist and found out that whales have never been observed shivering. Whales are especially well adapted to maintain a constant body temperature, even in very cold waters, and so do not use this heat-producing technique that many land-based animals have.
John Wiessinger ( March 18, 2005)
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