Phase-

Depth0 m

Pressure1.0 atm

Lungs100%

O₂ store

100%

0 L

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Whale Dive Physiology Lab

Oxygen budget, aerobic dive limit and lung collapse. Educational model with published-order-of-magnitude numbers; approximate values are marked.

Species and presets

Dive controls

Use Kramer-optimal bottom time

Lunge-feeding dive (bottom phase = lunges)

Speed

Live readouts

Graphs

Experiments

1. ADL vs body mass. Measured slope on a log-log plot against published allometry (ADL ~ M^0.25).

2. Dive-time optimisation (Kramer). How long should the whale stay at depth before surfacing, if it maximises prey intake per whole dive cycle?

3. Lunge-feeding break-even.

Species card

The science