🤯 Did You Know (click to read)
Many large whales have slow reproductive rates, making population recovery from threats particularly challenging.
Like many large cetaceans, Baird’s beaked whales are believed to have long lifespans, potentially spanning several decades, surviving repeated exposure to extreme depth, pressure, and cold throughout their lives.
💥 Impact (click to read)
Each year of survival involves thousands of high-pressure dives into environments that would destroy most large mammals within minutes, making longevity in such conditions a remarkable physiological achievement.
Extended lifespan in deep offshore ecosystems allows complex social structures and generational knowledge transfer, reinforcing that even remote abyssal habitats support enduring mammalian societies.
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