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Lukas VF Novak

Scuba-diving #lizards use bubble to breathe underwater, avoid predators phys.org/news/2024-09-scuba-li

Novel rebreathing adaptation extends dive time in a semi-aquatic lizard royalsocietypublishing.org/doi

Lindsey Swerk: "We know that they can stay underwater for a really long time. We also know that they're pulling oxygen from this bubble... this is the first experiment that truly shows the significance of bubbles. Rebreathing bubbles allows lizards to stay underwater longer."

underwater photo of a small lizard with a silvery air bubble on its head
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Z̈oé

@animalculum do they scrub some of their exhaled CO2 into the water?

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