Your interesting comment led me to do some more reading on whales and it seems that Cuvier's Beaked Whale now holds the record for both deepest and longest divi

Your interesting comment led me to do some more reading on whales and it seems that Cuvier's Beaked Whale now holds the record for both deepest and longest diving mammal. A study of this whale published in March of this year recorded a dive of 2,992 meters (9,816 feet) and another dive lasting 137.5 min. Pop science article: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140326-cuvier-beaked-whale-record-dive-depth-ocean-animal-science/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140326-cuvie... Actual study: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0092633 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjourna...