an elephant seal can hold its breath for 15 seconds.
how long can an elephant seal hold its breath?
15 seconds
elephant seals spend up to 80% of their lives in the ocean. they can hold their breath for more than 100 minutes – longer than any other noncetacean mammal. elephant seals dive to beneath the ocean's surface (the deepest recorded dive of an elephant seal is by a southern elephant seal). the average depth of their dives is about , typically for around 20 minutes for females and 60 minutes for males, as they search for their favorite foods, which are skates, rays, squid, octopuses, eels, small sharks and large fish. their stomachs also often contain gastroliths. they spend only brief amounts of time at the surface to rest in between dives (2-3 minutes). females tend to dive a bit deeper due to their prey source.
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the northern elephant seal ("mirounga angustirostris") is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the southern elephant seal). it is a member of the family phocidae (true seals). elephant seals derive their name from their great size and from the male's large proboscis, which is used in making extraordinarily loud roaring noises, especially during the mating competition. sexual dimorphism in size is great. correspondingly, the mating system is highly polygynous; a successful male is able to impregnate up to 50 females in one season.





























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