cretan labyrinth of vermicelli-like vessels
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- A remarkable, intricate network of vessels located between a whale's ribs and on either side of its spine, designed to store oxygenated blood, allowing prolonged underwater dives.
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- stores oxygenated blood
- location
- between ribs and spine
- structure
- involved, vermicelli-like
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- storesOxygenated Blood
- description
- When the whale dives, its Cretan labyrinth becomes completely distended with oxygenated blood, providing a surplus stock of vitality.
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- which vessels, when he quits the surface, are completely distended with oxygenated blood
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- 2026-03-02T00:08:18.616Z
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