Experiments show gray seals can monitor their own blood oxygen levels to prevent drowning

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Mar 22, 2025, 9:30 am773 ptsInterestingTop
A team of scientists with the Sea Mammal Research Unit, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, in the U.K. has found that gray seals are able to monitor their blood oxygen levels as a means to prevent drowning. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes experiments they conducted…

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