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Marine mammals can dive for remarkably long periods because their bodies have evolved to adapt to the underwater environment. Elephant seals, in particular, can hold their breath for about two hours.

He said the adaptation was "key" to the evolution of marine mammals like seals and walruses, allowing them and potentially other breath-hold diving animals, like birds and reptiles, to spend most ...

"To find such a fundamental aspect of the evolution of marine mammals that is so central to a huge part of what they do - dive - is incredibly exciting," Dr McKnight said. He said the adaptation was ...