2007-08-22 08:25:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
around 2 hours - but depends on the species of whale!
2007-08-22 08:29:44 · answer #1 · answered by grimace 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Data collected by whalers suggests that sperm whales and bottlenose whales (one of the members of the little known family Ziphiidae) can stay under for as much as 90 to 120 minutes respectively when pursued.
Feeding dives for bottlenose whales at least are about 30 to 40 minutes for deep dives.
Rorquals (the large baleen species which have throat grooves including blue whales and humpbacks) can stay submerged for about 40 minutes, but usual
dive lengths are more on the order of 10-15 minutes. Dolphins (including killer whales) usually do not dive very deep nor dive for very long. About
5-10 minutes in general, up to 15 minutes or so.
2007-08-22 08:45:47 · answer #2 · answered by Jonathan V 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some have been recorded as being submerged for 2 hours without the need to surface for breath, but like the previous person said, it depends on the type of whale.
2007-08-22 08:32:02 · answer #3 · answered by Jess 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its much more than 1/2 hour considering the depths they dive to. probably about 2 hours depending on the type of whale. some of the ones that stay close to the surface, such as dolphins, might be as little as 15 minutes, and the deepest divers around 2 hours. hope i helped
2007-08-22 08:41:50 · answer #4 · answered by pussycat dolls 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some 3-5 mins.
some 15 min.
and some 30 min.
depends on the whale. this is why you always see whales surfacing.
2007-08-22 08:34:10 · answer #5 · answered by thebirddr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A whale of a long time lol
2007-08-24 07:26:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
most adult whales have a few gulps at the surface and then dive for between 30 minutes to an hour.
2007-08-22 08:32:50 · answer #7 · answered by Icarus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure but I believe it's around 30 minutes. They take in an enormous amount of air before diving in which enough oxygen is stored in their muscles to turn them dark blue so they can stay down to great depths.
2007-08-22 08:30:25 · answer #8 · answered by Jackolantern 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on what kind of whale it is but it ranges from about fifteen minutes to about two hours with some species
2007-08-22 16:09:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 hours
2007-08-22 08:31:45 · answer #10 · answered by tenc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋