Dolphin Adaptation (Continued)

Buoyancy Control & Deep Diving: Dolphins are able to adapt when going on deep dives they do this by having collapsible lungs, dolphins have huge lungs and can "deflate" them as it dives, the deeper the dolphin dives the smaller the volume of air in their lungs get. Dolphins have adapted different energy conservation traits as well in order to endure long dives with limited oxygen. In a study conducted results demonstrated the types of techniques in which dolphins take advantage of in order to go on these prolonged dives. The study stated," The results showed that dolphins used a variety of swimming gaits that correlated with acceleration. The percentage of time spent gliding during the descent phase of dives increased with depth... these gliding patterns were attributed to changes in buoyancy associated with lung compression at depth." This study demonstrated the behavioral adaptations dolphins have undergone