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Sperm Whale Surfacing w/ Giant Squid in its Mouth (lemmy.today)
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[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

depends on how much nitrogen is diffused through their bloodstream and soft tissues. for a creature living at those depths, I'd wager: not a lot.

also, nitrogen narcosis is probably not very noticeable compared to being clamped down by 20' jaws and dragged to the surface while being chewed.