Assertion: manatee | /r/CapableOf | hold their breath
Facets:
value: for up to 20 minutes
type: TEMPORAL
value: during a long search for food
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Manatees go to the surface of the water every three to five minutes to breathe although they can remain underwater longer, holding their breath for up to 20 minutes.
text: While underwater, a manatee can hold its breath for up to 20 minutes during a long search for food.
text: As they swim, they poke their nose up above the water's surface to catch a few breaths every few minutes.
text: Manatees can hold their breath for approximately 20 minutes, however they regularly breathe every few minutes (Ridgeway 1985).
text: When sleeping they can hold their breath for up to 20 minutes.
text: Manatees can hold their breath for up to 20 minutes, but they generally go to the surface every 3-5 minutes to breath.
text: When they go underwater, manatees can hold their breath for up to 20 minutes.
text: Sirenians typically make two- to three-minute dives, but manatees can hold their breath for up to 15 minutes while resting and dugongs up to six minutes.
text: On average, manatees must come up for air every five minutes, but when resting, they can hold their breath for up to 20 minutes.
text: Therefore, they must hold their breath while diving, and need to surface for air periodically.