Maximum Diving Capacities of the Weddell Seal, Leptonychotes weddeili

Gerald L. Kooyman

doi:10.1126/science.151.3717.1553

Abstract

The probable maximum diving capacities of the Weddell seal were ascertained from observation of 959 dives and measurement of the depths of 381 dives. The deepest dive was 600 meters; the longest submergence was 43 minutes 20 seconds.

Science

Vol 151, Issue 3717
25 March 1966

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Science25 Mar 1966 : 1553-1554

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