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Swimming, Diving & Echolocation 1
Swimming & Diving
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Swimming
• Most representatives have streamlined bodieso Notable exceptions are the polar bear and sea
otter• Pinnipeds swim using mainly their flippers
o Some sea lions can swim up to 22 MPH• Cetaceans and sirenians swim using flukes in a
vertical fashion
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Swimming
• To avoid inhaling water all marine mammals take quick breathso Fin whales can
empty and refill its lungs in less than 2 seconds
o This is ½ the time we take
• Cetaceans have the advantage of having a blowhole on top of the heado This allows them to
breathe with most of the body remaining in the water
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Diving Physiology
• Marine mammals have mastered the art of diving, this allows them to exploit food at considerable depths
Sea otters – 4 to 5 min. up to 180 ft. Northern elephant seal – capable of depths of 5,000 ft. Weddell seal – 1 hr & 13 min. and 1,900 ft. Baleen whales do not dive deep and seldom dive deeper
than 300 ft. Toothed whales are excellent divers
• Dolphins can dive 990 ft• Sperm whales can dive for over an hour at 7,400 ft
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Diving Physiology
• Have more blood than non-diving mammals with a higher concentration of hemoglobin
• Muscles are extra rich in myoglobin which allows for more oxygen to be stored
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The Dive Reflex
• Heart rate slows dramaticallyo Bradycardia
• Blood flow to non-essential body parts is reduced allowing blood to be used where it is needed most
• Vasoconstriction offsets dramatic drop in blood pressure
• Water pressure collapses a flexible rib cage forcing air out of the lungs
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Echolocation
• Marine mammals depend very little on smell, but do have good vision
• Most have a sensory system based on hearingo All toothed whales, some pinnipeds and baleen
whales
• Echolocation is natures version of sonar
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Echolocation
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Nice Melon!
• Melon - fatty structure found on the head o Focuses and directs
sound waves
• Sound is received by hollow oil/fat filled lower jawo Sound passes to two
very sensitive inner ears