How do sperm whales and Cuvier’s beaked whales dive to depths of over 2km without imploding?

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How do sperm whales and Cuvier’s beaked whales dive to depths of over 2km without imploding?

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The best way to explain this is with a bottle.

A closed bottle will slightly implode because the outside pressure becomes greater than the inside pressure. But an open bottle can just fill with water and not implode because the pressure on both sides is the same.

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