{"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\/fr\/blog\/combien-de-temps-une-baleine-peut-elle-retenir-sa-respiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Combien de temps les baleines peuvent-elles retenir leur souffle ? Les faits de la plong\u00e9e profonde expliqu\u00e9s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Avez-vous d\u00e9j\u00e0 regard\u00e9 le vaste oc\u00e9an en vous demandant : combien de temps une baleine peut-elle retenir sa respiration ? Ces g\u00e9ants des oc\u00e9ans disparaissent sous la surface pendant ce qui semble \u00eatre une \u00e9ternit\u00e9. Contrairement aux poissons, les baleines sont des mammif\u00e8res ; elles doivent remonter \u00e0 la surface pour respirer, tout comme nous. Pourtant, elles disparaissent dans les profondeurs de l'oc\u00e9an pendant des dizaines de minutes, voire des heures. Quel est donc leur secret ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plongeons au c\u0153ur de la biologie, de la physique et de la pure intelligence \u00e9volutive qui permet aux baleines de ma\u00eetriser l'art de la r\u00e9tention de la respiration.<\/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\">Toutes les baleines ne sont pas \u00e9gales : Laquelle d\u00e9tient le record d'essoufflement ?<\/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\">Baleine \u00e0 bosse<\/a> plonger dans <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> C\u00f4te<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Parmi toutes les esp\u00e8ces de baleines, la <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/cuviers-beaked-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baleine \u00e0 bec de Cuvier<\/a> (Ziphius cavirostris) est le v\u00e9ritable champion de la r\u00e9tention d'air. En 2020, les scientifiques ont document\u00e9 un <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/cuviers-beaked-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baleine \u00e0 bec de Cuvier<\/a> est rest\u00e9 immerg\u00e9 pendant une dur\u00e9e \u00e9tonnante de 3 heures et 42 minutes, soit la plus longue dur\u00e9e d'apn\u00e9e jamais enregistr\u00e9e chez un mammif\u00e8re (Revelli et al., 2020). Mais il s'agit l\u00e0 d'un cas extr\u00eame. En moyenne :<\/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\">Cachalots<\/a> (Physeter macrocephalus) peut plonger jusqu'\u00e0 90 minutes, bien que la plupart des plong\u00e9es durent 45 minutes (Watwood et al., 2006).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/humpback-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baleines \u00e0 bosse<\/a> (Megaptera novaeangliae) plongent g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement pendant 15 \u00e0 30 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/orca-killer-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orcas<\/a> (orques) ont tendance \u00e0 retenir leur souffle jusqu'\u00e0 15 minutes, mais le plus souvent, ils remontent \u00e0 la surface toutes les 3 \u00e0 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>La r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 la question \"Combien de temps une baleine peut-elle retenir sa respiration ?\" d\u00e9pend donc de l'esp\u00e8ce. Mais en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, la plupart des grandes baleines peuvent retenir leur souffle pendant 30 minutes \u00e0 plus d'une heure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Consultez tous nos articles sur la faune et la flore uniques des A\u00e7ores<\/strong><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-fast-can-whales-swim-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vitesse de nage des baleines<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-long-can-a-blue-whale-hold-its-breath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capacit\u00e9 respiratoire des baleines bleues<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-dolphins-mate-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comportement d'accouplement des dauphins<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-is-a-group-of-dolphins-called-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Noms collectifs pour les dauphins<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-long-do-dolphins-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top 3 des faits et curiosit\u00e9s sur les dauphins<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-do-dolphins-eat-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">R\u00e9gime et habitudes alimentaires des dauphins<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/is-the-fin-whale-endangered-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statut de conservation du rorqual commun<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/sperm-whale-diet-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">R\u00e9gime alimentaire du cachalot<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/sperm-whales-scars-scientific-explanation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cicatrices du cachalot<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-does-a-whale-penis-look-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00c0 quoi ressemble le p\u00e9nis d'une baleine ?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-does-whale-milk-taste-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quel est le go\u00fbt du lait de baleine ?<\/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\">Portuguese Man-o&#8217;-War Jellyfish<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-do-whales-eat\/\">Que mangent les baleines ?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/can-you-hear-whales-above-water-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peut-on entendre les baleines au-dessus de l'eau ?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-do-whales-know-it-s-time-to-surface-for-air\">Comment les baleines savent-elles qu'il est temps de remonter \u00e0 la surface pour respirer ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Les baleines n'ont pas d'ordinateur de plong\u00e9e, mais elles ont des instincts et des capteurs biochimiques. Lorsque le niveau d'oxyg\u00e8ne diminue et que le dioxyde de carbone augmente dans leur sang, un besoin naturel de remonter \u00e0 la surface se fait sentir. Si elles attendaient trop longtemps, elles pourraient souffrir d'un black-out en eau peu profonde, comme cela peut arriver aux apn\u00e9istes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mais la nature a dot\u00e9 les baleines d'un syst\u00e8me de contr\u00f4le respiratoire finement r\u00e9gl\u00e9. Leur corps sait comment \u00e9quilibrer l'utilisation et la conservation de l'oxyg\u00e8ne, en s'assurant qu'elles remontent \u00e0 la surface pour respirer <em>juste \u00e0 temps<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Consultez tous nos articles sur la faune et la flore uniques des A\u00e7ores<\/strong><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-dolphins-endangered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00c9tat de conservation des dauphins<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-pink-dolphins-real\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dauphins roses<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/dolphins-eat-tuna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Le thon dans le r\u00e9gime alimentaire des dauphins<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/do-dolphins-smell-scientific-fact-check\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capacit\u00e9s olfactives des dauphins<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/do-whales-and-dolphins-lay-eggs-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reproduction des baleines et des dauphins<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-whales-carnivores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Les baleines sont-elles carnivores ?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/does-whale-sperm-make-the-ocean-salty-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Le sperme de baleine rend-il l'oc\u00e9an sal\u00e9 ?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-whales-and-dolphins-communicate-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Communication entre baleines et dauphins<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-dolphins-sleep-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comment dorment les baleines et les dauphins ?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-long-can-whales-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quelle est la dur\u00e9e de vie des baleines ?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-long-can-a-whale-hold-its-breath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Combien de temps une baleine peut-elle retenir sa respiration ?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-do-whales-sleep-without-drowning\">Comment les baleines dorment-elles sans se noyer ?<\/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\">Baleine bleue<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Oui, et c'est l'un des aspects les plus fascinants de la biologie des baleines. Les baleines dorment avec la moiti\u00e9 de leur cerveau \u00e0 la fois, un processus connu sous le nom de sommeil lent unih\u00e9misph\u00e9rique. Pendant qu'un h\u00e9misph\u00e8re se repose, l'autre reste \u00e9veill\u00e9 pour contr\u00f4ler la respiration et surveiller les menaces (Lyamin et al., 2008).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On peut donc dire qu'ils dorment avec un \u0153il ouvert, litt\u00e9ralement !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Par cons\u00e9quent, combien de temps une baleine peut-elle rester sous l'eau sans respirer ? Aussi divers que l'oc\u00e9an est profond, la r\u00e9ponse se situe entre 15 minutes dans un bassin d'eau douce et 15 minutes dans un bassin d'eau douce. <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/orca-killer-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orque<\/a> et pr\u00e8s de quatre heures dans un <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/cuviers-beaked-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baleine \u00e0 bec de Cuvier<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ces animaux vont au-del\u00e0 de ce que nous imaginions \u00eatre possible pour les mammif\u00e8res et fournissent des le\u00e7ons sur les deux extr\u00eames en mati\u00e8re de physiologie, de survie et m\u00eame de conservation de l'oxyg\u00e8ne, possibilit\u00e9s de recherche m\u00e9dicale pour l'avenir.<\/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>Vous souhaitez conna\u00eetre les meilleures p\u00e9riodes pour observer les baleines ?<\/strong><br><br>Jetez un coup d'\u0153il \u00e0 notre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/whale-watching-azores-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calendrier de l'observation des baleines<\/a> et planifiez votre prochaine aventure ! Ne manquez pas la chance d'apercevoir ces cr\u00e9atures majestueuses dans les eaux a\u00e7oriennes. \ud83d\udc0b \ud83c\udf0a<\/summary>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faqs\">FAQ<\/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\">\u00c0 quelle fr\u00e9quence les baleines remontent-elles \u00e0 la surface ?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">La plupart des baleines remontent \u00e0 la surface toutes les 5 \u00e0 15 minutes, en fonction de leur activit\u00e9. Lorsqu'elles se reposent, elles peuvent rester sous l'eau pendant plus de 30 minutes. Les esp\u00e8ces plus actives comme les orques respirent g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement toutes les 3 \u00e0 5 minutes.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1753098980360\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Les baleines respirent-elles par la bouche ?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Les baleines respirent par un \u00e9vent situ\u00e9 sur le dessus de leur t\u00eate, et non par leur bouche. L'\u00e9vent se ferme pendant la plong\u00e9e et ne s'ouvre qu'\u00e0 la surface, ce qui leur permet d'inspirer et d'expirer l'air efficacement.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1753099010566\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What happens to a whale&#8217;s brain during long dives?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Pendant les plong\u00e9es profondes, les baleines ralentissent leur rythme cardiaque et r\u00e9duisent leur consommation d'oxyg\u00e8ne, tout en envoyant suffisamment d'oxyg\u00e8ne au cerveau pour rester conscientes. Cela leur permet de contr\u00f4ler leurs mouvements et de revenir \u00e0 la surface en toute s\u00e9curit\u00e9.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1753099022616\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Les baleines peuvent-elles se noyer ?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Oui, les baleines peuvent se noyer si elles ne peuvent pas remonter \u00e0 la surface pour respirer. Cela peut se produire en raison d'un enchev\u00eatrement, de blessures ou d'une d\u00e9sorientation. Les baleines \u00e9tant des mammif\u00e8res, respirer de l'air est essentiel \u00e0 leur survie.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1753099042031\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Comment les b\u00e9b\u00e9s baleines apprennent-ils \u00e0 retenir leur souffle ?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Les b\u00e9b\u00e9s baleines, ou baleineaux, respirent plus souvent que les adultes. Ils apprennent progressivement \u00e0 plonger plus longtemps au fur et \u00e0 mesure qu'ils grandissent, soutenus par leur m\u00e8re qui les aide \u00e0 atteindre la surface et \u00e0 pratiquer une respiration contr\u00f4l\u00e9e.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-references\">R\u00e9f\u00e9rences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lyamin, O. I., Manger, P. R., Ridgway, S. H., Mukhametov, L. M. et Siegel, J. M. (2008). Cetacean sleep : Une forme inhabituelle de sommeil chez les mammif\u00e8res. <em>Revues sur les neurosciences et le biocomportement<\/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. et Miller, P. J. O. (2020). Plong\u00e9e extr\u00eame chez les mammif\u00e8res : First estimates of dive duration in Cuvier's beaked whales from a global dataset. <em>Journal de biologie exp\u00e9rimentale<\/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. et Tyack, P. L. (2006). 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