Diving and blood oxygen in the white whale

White whales trained to dive on command in the open ocean remained submerged as long as 15 min 50 s and dove as deep as 647 m. Other than records of sperm whales entangled in deep sea cables, this is the deepest measured dive of any marine mammal. This whale's blood volume and estimated oxygen-...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Ridgway, S. H., Bowers, C. A., Miller, D., Schultz, M. L., Jacobs, C. A., Dooley, C. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1984
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Weddell
Weddell Seals
White whale
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z84-344
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z84-344
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Summary:White whales trained to dive on command in the open ocean remained submerged as long as 15 min 50 s and dove as deep as 647 m. Other than records of sperm whales entangled in deep sea cables, this is the deepest measured dive of any marine mammal. This whale's blood volume and estimated oxygen-carrying capacity are similar to those of Weddell seals and some other marine mammals known to be deep divers.

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