An incredible tribe known for its deep connection to the ocean and exceptional freediving skills has lived at sea for over ...

As the remote tribe of the Bajau people can swim underwater for five hours a day with incredible footage showing their amazing ability: But while you might think it’s because of them having whop ...

Known as 'sea nomads', the Bajau Laut tribe have lived at sea for more than 1,000 years. Their lifestyle has given them the ...

During the pre- and colonial era, the Sea People were not passive victims but active naval forces – strengthening and ...

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Melissa Ilardo, formerly of the University of Copenhagen and now a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Utah, explains how her study of the extraordinary divers, the Bajau people of Indonesia ...

A cornucopia of readily available ocean creatures that the Sampelan Bajau people can rely on when the weather is too bad to take to the seas. This isn’t going to settle down anytime soon.

The average person can hold their breath for 30 seconds. But Bajau people in Southeast Asia can hold it up to 12 minutes! Which comes in handy when they freedive over 230 feet for food.

The adaptation gives better endurance to the Bajau people, known as sea nomads, by increasing spleen size and, in turn, boosting the number of oxygenated red blood cells when diving. “This is a ...