Dan Smith
@dpksmith.bsky.social
Environmental engineer developing new ways to use technology to understand our oceans.
But honestly, I'm here to laugh and despair at politics. If you want serious discussion you can find me in LinkedIn.
But honestly, I'm here to laugh and despair at politics. If you want serious discussion you can find me in LinkedIn.
5 - Sperm whales hunt for over an hour at depths where the pressure is 100 times that we experience. They then surface and refuel with oxygen in less than 10 minutes.
A truly amazing creature and hat tip to @helenscales.bsky.social for the beautiful description in her book The Brilliant Abyss.
A truly amazing creature and hat tip to @helenscales.bsky.social for the beautiful description in her book The Brilliant Abyss.
January 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
5 - Sperm whales hunt for over an hour at depths where the pressure is 100 times that we experience. They then surface and refuel with oxygen in less than 10 minutes.
A truly amazing creature and hat tip to @helenscales.bsky.social for the beautiful description in her book The Brilliant Abyss.
A truly amazing creature and hat tip to @helenscales.bsky.social for the beautiful description in her book The Brilliant Abyss.
3 - Sperm whales hunt at depths of about 1000m below the surface. Why? Because there is less oxygen there so their water breathing prey are slower!
4 - they achieve this by having huge amounts of myoglobin and haemoglobin in their dark thick blood to carry loads of oxygen!
4 - they achieve this by having huge amounts of myoglobin and haemoglobin in their dark thick blood to carry loads of oxygen!
January 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
3 - Sperm whales hunt at depths of about 1000m below the surface. Why? Because there is less oxygen there so their water breathing prey are slower!
4 - they achieve this by having huge amounts of myoglobin and haemoglobin in their dark thick blood to carry loads of oxygen!
4 - they achieve this by having huge amounts of myoglobin and haemoglobin in their dark thick blood to carry loads of oxygen!