Subject: Killer whale
Richard Gordon (richard@zebra.us.udel.edu)
Thu, 23 Apr 1998 08:33:53 -0400 (EDT)
He found the answer I think at an australian site. Thanks again!
("Transients under water for 5-15 minutes at a time....."Residents" under
water for 4 minutes or less at a time....)
On Wed, 22 Apr 1998, Cara M. Gubbins wrote:
> Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 17:07:16 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "Cara M. Gubbins" <cara@scs.unr.edu>
> To: richard@udel.edu
> Cc: ask@whale.wheelock.edu
> Subject: Killer whale breathing/holding breathe
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> Richard,
> Orcas generally breathe a few times per minute but can hold their breathe
> for several minutes at a time if the need arises.
> Cara
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> On Sun, 19 Apr 1998, Richard Gordon wrote:
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> > Thanks for writing Zach back. He had just gone to bed, so I got him back
> > up to read your note. He was thrilled. Any pointers as to where I could
> > send him to answer the last of his questions--the one about how long an
> > orca can stay under water? He has been working hard on his project. He's
> > logged about 4 hours on the web plus an hour in the library looking for
> > information. It's been interesting watching him hunt....
> >
> > Thanks again!
> >
> > Best,
> > Richard
> >
> > Richard Gordon richard@udel.edu
> > Information Resource Consultant IV
> > IT User Services, University of Delaware phone: (302) 831-1717
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> >
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Richard Gordon richard@udel.edu
Information Resource Consultant IV
IT User Services, University of Delaware phone: (302) 831-1717
027 Smith Hall, Newark, DE, 19716-4470 fax: (302) 831-4205