The Antarctic Weddell seal is also an excellent diver. It can dive to a depth of 600 meters for as long as an hour. What is the secret of such deep and long dives? Scientists conducted research in laboratory simulation sites and found that the physiological functions of Weddell seals change greatly during diving to adapt to the needs of diving. When a seal good at diving dives, the heart beat of the Weddell seal immediately drops from 55 to 15 times per minute, and the blood flow of the heart dr...
The Weddell seal, which inhabits the ice areas and ice edges of the Southern Ocean, is a master hole-puncher and a powerful assistant to oceanographers. Experts in burrowing - Weddell seals Weddell seals need to constantly surface to breathe, with intervals of 10 to 20 minutes and up to 70 minutes. When there is no ice, it is easy to rise to the surface to breathe. However, when the sea surface freezes, breathing becomes a big problem for Weddell seals. When a Weddell seal is trapped on sea ice ...
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