Shark may avoid cold blood by holding its breath on deep dives
Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 09:40
in Biology & Nature
Scalloped hammerhead sharks stay warm as they descend into cold, deep water off the coast of Hawaii, suggesting the cold-blooded species may maintain its body temperature on dives by holding its breath, according to new research presented at the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020 in San Diego, California.