{"id":40217,"date":"2025-11-12T12:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T12:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:01:24","slug":"how-long-can-a-whale-hold-its-breath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/es\/blog\/cuanto-tiempo-puede-aguantar-la-respiracion-una-ballena\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfCu\u00e1nto tiempo aguantan la respiraci\u00f3n las ballenas? Explicaci\u00f3n de las inmersiones profundas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alguna vez ha contemplado el vasto oc\u00e9ano y se ha preguntado: \u00bfcu\u00e1nto tiempo puede aguantar la respiraci\u00f3n una ballena? Estos gigantes oce\u00e1nicos desaparecen bajo la superficie durante un tiempo que parece eterno. A diferencia de los peces, las ballenas son mam\u00edferos; deben salir a la superficie para respirar, igual que nosotros. Y sin embargo, desaparecen en las profundidades durante decenas de minutos, a veces incluso horas. \u00bfCu\u00e1l es su secreto?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Profundicemos en la biolog\u00eda, la f\u00edsica y la pura brillantez evolutiva que permiten a las ballenas dominar el arte de contener la respiraci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/tours\/whale-watching-in-lajes-do-pico-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1.jpg 815w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-not-all-whales-are-equal-which-one-holds-the-breath-holding-record\">No todas las ballenas son iguales: \u00bfCu\u00e1l ostenta el r\u00e9cord de respiraci\u00f3n?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/@David-Rodrigues-WW-Sao-Miguel-24.03.2022-Humpback-Whale-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/@David-Rodrigues-WW-Sao-Miguel-24.03.2022-Humpback-Whale-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/@David-Rodrigues-WW-Sao-Miguel-24.03.2022-Humpback-Whale-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/@David-Rodrigues-WW-Sao-Miguel-24.03.2022-Humpback-Whale-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/@David-Rodrigues-WW-Sao-Miguel-24.03.2022-Humpback-Whale-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/@David-Rodrigues-WW-Sao-Miguel-24.03.2022-Humpback-Whale-6-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/@David-Rodrigues-WW-Sao-Miguel-24.03.2022-Humpback-Whale-6-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Rodrigues | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/humpback-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ballena jorobada<\/a> sumergirse <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/islands\/sao-miguel-island-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\" title=\"S\u00e3o Miguel\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"849\">S\u00e3o Miguel<\/a> Costa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Entre todas las especies de ballenas, la <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/cuviers-beaked-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zifio de Cuvier<\/a> (Ziphius cavirostris) es el verdadero campe\u00f3n del aguante de la respiraci\u00f3n. En 2020, los cient\u00edficos documentaron un <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/cuviers-beaked-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zifio de Cuvier<\/a> permaneciendo sumergido durante la friolera de 3 horas y 42 minutos, la mayor retenci\u00f3n de la respiraci\u00f3n jam\u00e1s registrada en un mam\u00edfero (Revelli et al., 2020). Pero se trata de un caso extremo. Por t\u00e9rmino medio:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cachalotes<\/a> (Physeter macrocephalus) pueden bucear hasta 90 minutos, aunque la mayor\u00eda de las inmersiones duran 45 minutos (Watwood et al., 2006).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/humpback-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ballenas jorobadas<\/a> (Megaptera novaeangliae) suelen bucear entre 15 y 30 minutos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/orca-killer-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orcas<\/a> (orcas) suelen aguantar la respiraci\u00f3n hasta 15 minutos, pero lo m\u00e1s frecuente es que salgan a la superficie cada 3 \u00f3 5 minutos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As\u00ed pues, la respuesta a \"\u00bfcu\u00e1nto tiempo puede aguantar la respiraci\u00f3n una ballena?\" depende de la especie. Pero, en general, la mayor\u00eda de las ballenas grandes pueden aguantar la respiraci\u00f3n entre 30 minutos y m\u00e1s de una hora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Consulte todos nuestros art\u00edculos sobre la fauna y flora \u00fanicas de las Azores<\/strong><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-fast-can-whales-swim-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Velocidad de nataci\u00f3n de las ballenas<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-long-can-a-blue-whale-hold-its-breath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capacidad respiratoria de las ballenas azules<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-dolphins-mate-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comportamiento de apareamiento de los delfines<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-is-a-group-of-dolphins-called-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustantivos colectivos para delfines<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-long-do-dolphins-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Los 3 datos y curiosidades m\u00e1s importantes sobre los delfines<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-do-dolphins-eat-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dieta y h\u00e1bitos alimentarios de los delfines<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/is-the-fin-whale-endangered-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Estado de conservaci\u00f3n del rorcual com\u00fan<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/sperm-whale-diet-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dieta del cachalote<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/sperm-whales-scars-scientific-explanation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cicatrices de cachalote<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-does-a-whale-penis-look-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 aspecto tiene el pene de una ballena?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-does-whale-milk-taste-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfA qu\u00e9 sabe la leche de ballena?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/portuguese-man-o-war-jellyfish-physalia-physalis-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Medusa portuguesa Man-o'-War<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-do-whales-eat\/\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 comen las ballenas?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/can-you-hear-whales-above-water-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfSe oyen las ballenas sobre el agua?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-do-whales-know-it-s-time-to-surface-for-air\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo saben las ballenas que es hora de salir a respirar?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Las ballenas no tienen ordenadores de buceo, pero s\u00ed instintos y sensores bioqu\u00edmicos. A medida que descienden los niveles de ox\u00edgeno y aumenta el di\u00f3xido de carbono en su sangre, les entra el impulso natural de salir a la superficie. Si esperaran demasiado, podr\u00edan sufrir un desvanecimiento en aguas poco profundas, lo mismo que les puede ocurrir a los apne\u00edstas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pero la naturaleza dot\u00f3 a las ballenas de un afinado sistema de control respiratorio. Sus cuerpos saben c\u00f3mo equilibrar el uso y la conservaci\u00f3n de ox\u00edgeno, asegur\u00e1ndose de que salen a tomar aire... <em>justo a tiempo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Consulte todos nuestros art\u00edculos sobre la fauna y flora \u00fanicas de las Azores<\/strong><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-dolphins-endangered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Estado de conservaci\u00f3n de los delfines<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-pink-dolphins-real\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Delfines rosas<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/dolphins-eat-tuna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">El at\u00fan en la dieta de los delfines<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/do-dolphins-smell-scientific-fact-check\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Habilidades olfativas de los delfines<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/do-whales-and-dolphins-lay-eggs-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reproducci\u00f3n de ballenas y delfines<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-whales-carnivores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfSon carn\u00edvoras las ballenas?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/does-whale-sperm-make-the-ocean-salty-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfEl esperma de ballena saliniza el oc\u00e9ano?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-whales-and-dolphins-communicate-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comunicaci\u00f3n entre ballenas y delfines<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-dolphins-sleep-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo duermen las ballenas y los delfines?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-long-can-whales-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfCu\u00e1nto viven las ballenas?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-long-can-a-whale-hold-its-breath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfCu\u00e1nto tiempo puede aguantar la respiraci\u00f3n una ballena?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-do-whales-sleep-without-drowning\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo duermen las ballenas sin ahogarse?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/David-Rodrigues_Sao-Miguel_Baleia-Azul_Blue-Whales_IMG_5971-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/David-Rodrigues_Sao-Miguel_Baleia-Azul_Blue-Whales_IMG_5971-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/David-Rodrigues_Sao-Miguel_Baleia-Azul_Blue-Whales_IMG_5971-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/David-Rodrigues_Sao-Miguel_Baleia-Azul_Blue-Whales_IMG_5971-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/David-Rodrigues_Sao-Miguel_Baleia-Azul_Blue-Whales_IMG_5971-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/David-Rodrigues_Sao-Miguel_Baleia-Azul_Blue-Whales_IMG_5971-2048x1357.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/David-Rodrigues_Sao-Miguel_Baleia-Azul_Blue-Whales_IMG_5971-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Rodrigues | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/blue-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ballena azul<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>S\u00ed, y \u00e9sta es una de las partes m\u00e1s fascinantes de la biolog\u00eda de las ballenas. Las ballenas duermen con la mitad de su cerebro a la vez, un proceso conocido como sue\u00f1o unihemisf\u00e9rico de ondas lentas. Mientras un hemisferio descansa, el otro permanece despierto para controlar la respiraci\u00f3n y vigilar las amenazas (Lyamin et al., 2008).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As\u00ed que podemos decir que duermen con un ojo abierto, \u00a1literalmente!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\">Conclusi\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Por tanto, \u00bfcu\u00e1nto tiempo puede permanecer una ballena bajo el agua sin respirar? Tan diverso como profundo es el oc\u00e9ano, la respuesta se encuentra en cualquier lugar entre 15 minutos en un <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/orca-killer-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orca<\/a> y casi cuatro horas en un <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/cuviers-beaked-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zifio de Cuvier<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estos animales van m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de lo que imagin\u00e1bamos posible de los mam\u00edferos y proporcionan lecciones de ambos extremos en fisiolog\u00eda, supervivencia e incluso conservaci\u00f3n del ox\u00edgeno, posibilidades de investigaci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica en el futuro.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/tours\/whale-watching-in-rabo-de-peixe-sao-miguel-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Banner-Comercial-Whale-Watching-Rabo-de-Peixe.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Banner-Comercial-Whale-Watching-Rabo-de-Peixe.jpg 815w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Banner-Comercial-Whale-Watching-Rabo-de-Peixe-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Banner-Comercial-Whale-Watching-Rabo-de-Peixe-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Banner-Comercial-Whale-Watching-Rabo-de-Peixe-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>\u00bfQuiere saber cu\u00e1les son las mejores horas para avistar cet\u00e1ceos?<\/strong><br><br>Eche un vistazo a nuestro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/whale-watching-azores-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calendario de avistamiento de cet\u00e1ceos<\/a> y planifique su pr\u00f3xima aventura. No pierdas la oportunidad de avistar estas majestuosas criaturas en aguas de las Azores. \ud83d\udc0b \ud83c\udf0a<\/summary>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faqs\">Preguntas frecuentes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1753098761235\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u00bfCon qu\u00e9 frecuencia salen a respirar las ballenas?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">La mayor\u00eda de las ballenas salen a la superficie cada 5 a 15 minutos, dependiendo de su actividad. Mientras descansan, pueden permanecer bajo el agua m\u00e1s de 30 minutos. Las especies m\u00e1s activas, como las orcas, suelen respirar cada 3 o 5 minutos.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1753098980360\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u00bfRespiran las ballenas por la boca?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Las ballenas respiran a trav\u00e9s de un espir\u00e1culo situado en la parte superior de la cabeza, no por la boca. El espir\u00e1culo se cierra durante las inmersiones y se abre s\u00f3lo en la superficie, lo que les permite inhalar y exhalar aire de manera eficiente.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1753099010566\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 le ocurre al cerebro de las ballenas durante las inmersiones prolongadas?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Durante las inmersiones profundas, las ballenas ralentizan su ritmo cardiaco y reducen el consumo de ox\u00edgeno, pero siguen enviando suficiente al cerebro para mantenerse conscientes. Esto les permite controlar los movimientos y regresar a salvo a la superficie.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1753099022616\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u00bfPueden ahogarse las ballenas?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">S\u00ed, las ballenas pueden ahogarse si no pueden salir a la superficie a respirar. Esto puede ocurrir por enredos, heridas o desorientaci\u00f3n. Como son mam\u00edferos, respirar aire es esencial para su supervivencia.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1753099042031\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo aprenden las cr\u00edas de ballena a contener la respiraci\u00f3n?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Las cr\u00edas de ballena, o ballenatos, respiran m\u00e1s a menudo que los adultos. Poco a poco aprenden a bucear durante m\u00e1s tiempo a medida que crecen, apoyados por sus madres, que les ayudan a llegar a la superficie y a practicar la respiraci\u00f3n controlada.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-references\">Referencias<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lyamin, O. I., Manger, P. R., Ridgway, S. H., Mukhametov, L. M., &amp; Siegel, J. M. (2008). El sue\u00f1o de los cet\u00e1ceos: Una forma inusual de sue\u00f1o en mam\u00edferos. <em>Rese\u00f1as de Neurociencia y Biocomportamiento<\/em>, 32(8), 1451-1484. <a>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.neubiorev.2008.05.023<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Revelli, D., Quick, N. J., Isojunno, S., Sadykova, D., &amp; Miller, P. J. O. (2020). Buceo extremo en mam\u00edferos: First estimates of dive duration in Cuvier's beaked whales from a global data set. <em>Revista de Biolog\u00eda Experimental<\/em>, 223(9). <a>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1242\/jeb.210195<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watwood, S. L., Miller, P. J. O., Johnson, M., Madsen, P. T., &amp; Tyack, P. L. (2006). Deep-diving foraging behaviour of sperm whales (<em>Physeter macrocephalus<\/em>). <em>Revista de Ecolog\u00eda Animal<\/em>, 75(3), 814-825. <a>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1365-2656.2006.01101.x<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever looked out over the vast ocean and wondered: how long can a whale hold its breath? These oceanic giants disappear beneath the surface for what seems like forever. Unlike fish, whales are mammals; they must surface to breathe, just like us. 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