STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 24, 2018 • 4 min read
Bajau people The secret behind the incredible diving ability of Southeast Asia's sea nomads
By
Uffe Wilken
• Apr 24, 2018
As a snorkeler you have two options if you want to increase your time underwater: either you can train to increase your lung capacity or you can increase the amount of red blood cells in your body. But the ‘sea nomads’ of Southeast Asia have developed a third option: they have doubled the size of their spleens


