Stranded dolphins exhibit bubbles, and ability to recover
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 19 October, 2011
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Scientists know that the blood and tissues of some deceased beaked whales stranded near naval sonar exercises are riddled with bubbles. It is also well known that human divers can suffer from bubbles-induced decompression sickness, also known as the bends. What researchers know comparatively little about is how living marine mammals handle the compression of lung gas as they dive deep and then resurface....