What animal can dive the deepest?
In 2014, researchers off the coast of California tracked a Cuvier's beaked whale diving to 2992 metres! This is the world record for diving animals. Equally extraordinary, its dive lasted two hours and 17 minutes. Another world record!
Can whales go as deep as the Titanic?
Around 9,816 feet is the deepest any mammal has been recorded swimming — the record was set by Cuvier's beaked whale. But not even Cuvier's beaked whales could explore the wreck of the Titanic, which rests at a staggering depth of 12,500 feet.
How deep can a killer whale dive?
How far can Orca dive? The latest records have observed Orca diving to depths just over 1,000 meters with the Bremer Bay Orca recorded at just over 900 meters. The ability to dive at these depths opens up many opportunities for the Orca as they specialise in hunting for deep diving Beaked Whales and deep sea Squid.
Can a whale dive deeper than a submarine?
Whale diving depths
The beluga whale can dive to 4125 ft, where the pressure is 1850 psi, while a typical WWII U-boat could only tolerate 208 psi. The Soviet Alfa and Komsomolets submarines, which have titanium hulls, were said to have test depths of 1300 and 3280 feet (4.98 and 8.45 times their length, respectively).
Do whales swim deeper than sharks?
What animal can dive the longest?
How deep can elephant seals dive?
How deep do mammals dive?
Has a whale ever sunk a ship?