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]]>“I was impressed and pretty confused about the length of the dive, which gave me an itch to take a closer look with an underwater camera in the next couple of years. That’s when I saw that the anoles appeared to be rebreathing a bubble of air that covered their heads”, said Swierk.
This was not part of her original research plan, but Swierk has spent few years closely observing the lizard’s behavior. In the video, she captured the mysterious diver is seen “breathing” in and out of this bubble, but it’s still not clear where the oxygen is coming from. Swierk has a theory that the lizard has additional air pockets hiding in its head and throat.
“They are probably extracting lower concentrations of oxygen every time they’re respiring the air bubble, but it might just be enough to keep them underwater for long enough that they can escape a threat.”
The longest recorded time this incredible water anole spent beneath the surface so far was 16 minutes.
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]]>The post This Amazing Scuba-diving Lizard Can Stay Underwater For 16 Minutes appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>“I was impressed and pretty confused about the length of the dive, which gave me an itch to take a closer look with an underwater camera in the next couple of years. That’s when I saw that the anoles appeared to be rebreathing a bubble of air that covered their heads”, said Swierk.
This was not part of her original research plan, but Swierk has spent few years closely observing the lizard’s behavior. In the video, she captured the mysterious diver is seen “breathing” in and out of this bubble, but it’s still not clear where the oxygen is coming from. Swierk has a theory that the lizard has additional air pockets hiding in its head and throat.
“They are probably extracting lower concentrations of oxygen every time they’re respiring the air bubble, but it might just be enough to keep them underwater for long enough that they can escape a threat.”
The longest recorded time this incredible water anole spent beneath the surface so far was 16 minutes.
The post This Amazing Scuba-diving Lizard Can Stay Underwater For 16 Minutes appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
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