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How long can Whales breathe through blowholes, Loggerhead turtles dive to find LOGGERHEAD
FAST FACTS
prey such as crabs and sponges,
and to escape predators, including
TURTLE
animals hold their spraying water in shapes that can sharks and orcas. They come to the
surface to breathe in short bursts
be used to identify their species.
just 1–3 seconds long.
breath in water? Blue Humpback 7 scuba tanks to
A human
would need
stay underwater
as long as a
loggerhead
turtle.
Southern right Sperm
Free diver Herbert A Cuvier’s beaked whale was
Nitsch held his recorded underwater for 138
breath while sinking minutes. This species of whale
to record-breaking dives deeper than any other, with
depths of 830 ft one tracked to 9,816 ft (2,992 m).
(253 m). The deepest
scuba dive was by CUVIER BEAKED
Ahmed Gabr, reaching WHALE
1,090 ft (332 m).
AMERICAN
ALLIGATOR
ELEPHANT
SEAL

120 120 138 420
minutes minutes minutes minutes

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