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Adaptations of whales to their marine environment are:

  • Young calves swim in the mother's "slip stream", enabling them to keep up.
  • Whales are capable of diving deeply.When they dive, some types of whales have a slower heart rate, while protein molecules such as haemoglobin and myoglobin store oxygen in body tissue, enabling a more energy and oxygen-efficient dive. Also, during a dive, the whale's blood is redirected away from organs and tissues which can tolerate lower oxygen levels, such as the extremities, and firected toward the heart, lungs, and brain, where more oxygen is required.
  • They have a layer of blubber to keep warm in cold temperatures.
  • They have strong pectoral fins to help them steer and they stop with the help of flukes (end of the tail).
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