Underwater Facts

There was once an undersea post office in the Bahamas.

Crocodiles swallow stones to help them stay underwater longer.

Beavers can swim half a mile underwater on one gulp of air.

A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.

A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 hours, allowing it to survive flash floods and even being submerged underwater.

An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.