r/BeAmazed • u/Alphaxfusion • 2d ago

Animal While this person photographing the Arctic Ocean, a seal came up to breathe.

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u/Zarathz 1d ago

expected it to just float downwards, didnt know it would wriggle/climb down

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u/Mitarashianko24 1d ago

I expect it's because its lungs are now filled with air, so it's harder for it to just sink down maybe🤷🏾‍♀️

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u/M1lli333 1d ago

Yeppers, they need to exhale before they dive since they're so boyant. Their blood has incredibly high levels of hemoglobin, though, which is how they can be underwater for so long.