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What enables the diving mammals (seals , whales ) to stay under water for a long time ?

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The diving mammals can store oxygen in the blood muscles. They have comparatively more blood and more oxygen -storing protein the myoglobin in the muscles per kg . Body weight than other mammals. They also have a larger spleen that releases blood when a dive begins . Their heart rate and oxygen consumption decrease during dive to conserve oxygen.
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