Assertion: whale | /r/CapableOf | hold its breath
Facets:
value: in water
type: LOCATION
value: compared to most mammals
type: OTHER
value: for significantly longer periods
type: TEMPORAL
value: for an average of 60 minutes
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Although the amount of time that a whale can hold its breath varies by species, the beaked whale can hold its breath for up to 2 hours.
text: Whales could hold their breath for an average of 60 minutes.
text: Whales are able to hold their breaths for significantly longer periods compared to most mammals due to high levels of hemoglobin and myoglobin in their bodies.
text: The whale breathes in through this opening, holds its breath in water and then exhales just when it nears the surface by opening this blowhole.