One marine mammal has been documented diving as deep as 9,816 feet — equivalent to the depth of over 30 Statues of Liberty stacked on top of one another. When you purchase through links on our ...

Dr Sascha Hooker of the University of St Andrews is studying marine mammal diving behaviour. 'Beaked whales are amazing animals,' she says. 'It is not just the occasional deep dive that we see, but ...

When we think of the ocean, what often comes to mind are familiar sights– coral reefs, fishing boats, and waves breaking ...

Cuvier's beaked whales hold the record for the deepest-diving mammal. They can go nearly 10,000 feet (3,000 m) below the water's surface — about 10 times deeper than the Eiffel Tower is tall..

To find food in the dark, deep-diving whales, like sperm whales, pygmy sperm whales and goose-beaked whales, send out clicks and buzzes from a vocal cord-like structure near their blowholes. These ...