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Description: The Best Animals Divers in the World! Be amazed by the ability of these Aquatic animals & sea life to dive deep! From different deep-diving sharks to the Emperor Penguin these animals are born to swim and dive deep below. SUBSCRIBE for the latest videos: goo.gl/7xzjzR #15. Killer Whale Also known as the orca, this creature is recognizable by its black and white patterned body. In spite of its name, it's actually a dolphin and not a whale. They can grow as long as 16 to 26 feet, depending on the gender. They also tend to weigh between 7,000 to 15,000 pounds. They are apex predators with no natural predators yet tend to eat other fishes, mammals, and birds.  #14. New Zealand Sea Lion Also known as the hooker's sea lion and the whakahao, the New Zealand sea lion can typically be found on New Zealand's subantarctic Auckland and Campbell Islands and to some extent around the coast of New Zealand's South and Stewart Islands.  #13. Weddell Seal The Weddell Seal is a relatively large and abundant true seal that can be found all around the arctic circle. It grows between 8 to 11 feet long and can average a weight between 880 to 1320 pounds.   #12. Short-finned pilot whale The maximum recorded depth of the short-finned pilot whale is 3,340 feet beneath sea level. However, they typically average depths of 2,300 feet. They go this deep in pursuit of fast-moving squid, their favorite food. They are highly playful and social, traveling in pods of 10 to 30 members.  #11. Goblin Shark These creatures can dive to depths of up to 4,270 feet for short periods of time. They do this while hunting for cephalopods and crustaceans near the seafloor and in the middle of the water column. #10. Amphipoda Some species can dive as low as 17,388 feet. They do this in search of food since most of them are detritivores and scavengers. However, most of them also end up as food for other deep-diving and deep-sea creatures.  #9. Spinetail Mobula  The spinetail Mobula feeds on zooplankton by filtering seawater. They can dive as low as 6062 feet in search of food. Although they can be found worldwide, they typically converge at the Gulf of California for mating and pupping reasons.  #8. Rabbit Fish Also known as the rat fish, the rabbit fish is typically found in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. With large eyes, nostrils, and tooth plates, the head gives them a rabbit-like appearance, hence the nickname "Rabbit fish."   #7. Dumbo Octopus Dumbos hover above the seafloor, searching for polychaete worms, pelagic copepods, isopods, amphipods, and other crustaceans for food.  #6. Leatherback Sea Turtle The leatherback sea turtle can dive as deep as 4,200 feet beneath sea level. They do this following the daytime migration of jellyfish, their favorite food. To survive at such depths, they have developed certain unique adaptations. #5. Emperor Penguin The Emperor Penguin can remain submerged for up to 20 minutes while hunting for food. It has been recorded at depths as low as 1,755 feet. In order to hunt so deep, it has developed several unique adaptations. These include unusually structured hemoglobin to allow it to function at low oxygen levels, solid bones to reduce barotrauma, and the ability to reduce its metabolism and shut down non-essential organ functions.  #4. Blainville's beaked whale Also known as the dense-beaked whale, the Blainville's beaked whale has a somewhat laterally compressed body, unlike other whales in the family. It can grow up to 14 feet long and can weigh up to 1800 pounds. It is so named because it has a particularly dense beak. It can be found in tropical and warm waters of all oceans around the world.  #3. Southern Elephant Seal This is one of the two species of elephant seal that exists. It is the largest extant marine mammal that is not a cetacean. Adult males have a large proboscis which somewhat resembles a trunk. This, combined with their large size, is the source of their common name. Males are several times more massive than females. Males can grow up to 20 feet long and can weigh up to 8,800 pounds.  #2. Sperm Whale Also referred to as cachalots, the sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It has a worldwide distribution and often migrates for feeding and mating. It can grow as long as 68 feet long and can weigh as much as 90,000 pounds. It tends to eat fish, octopi, rays, and squid.  #1. Cuvier's beaked whale This creature has the deepest and longest recorded dives among whales at 9,816 feet and 222 minutes, respectively. However, the reason for these extraordinary dives is not quite known. But in as much as it dives this deep, it is one of the most popular whales spotted on the beach.