TheBajau tribe of Indonesia is known for their extraordinary ability to dive deep into the ocean for extended periods. Now, ...

The Bajau people of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia are particularly renowned for staying underwater for as long as 13 minutes at depths up to 230 feet (70 meters).

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The free-diving Bajau people of Southeast Asia, or “sea nomads,” can hold their breath for minutes at a time – thanks to genetics and their unusually large spleens, a study suggests.

The Bajau subsist by gathering shellfish on the sea floor In a striking example of natural selection, the Bajau people of South-East Asia have developed bigger spleens for diving, a study shows ...

The Bajau tribe, often called "sea nomads," are an indigenous group in Southeast Asia known for their incredible ability to live on the water. They spend most of their lives on boats and have adapted ...

Because of their enlarged spleens, Bajau people can submerge up to 200 feet and stay submerged for up to 10 minutes. Spoken like a fist, ...

"The Bajau changed their livelihood because to get accepted as a people in Indonesia they have to be settled," said Wengki, adding that the drive to register them officially began in the 1990s ...

Bajo communities are scattered throughout the waters off the coasts of Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia. In Indonesia, about 180,000 Bajo people are estimated to be spread across 14 provinces.

The Bajau people are also known as the Sama-Bajau, and they are an indigenous ethnic group primarily found in the coastal regions of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand.