just go to this site and it will tell you a lot of ways to hold your breath underwater.www.wikihow.com/Hold-Your-Breath-for-Long-Periods-of-Time
A mermaid has gills on either side of her neck, or her sides. The gills allow her to hold her breath for a long time.
Only if you hold your breath for a REALLY long time, like turning blue.
athletes don't hold their breath during the 100m they hold their breath during the 50m race so they don't have to waste time breathing.
whales an not breath under waterno they can hold their breath under water for long periods of time but come up to the surface for airNo they can't. They take a big breath of air above the surface then they just hold their breath for a long time.
1. We can physically try to hold on to our breath for a period of time, but the medulla oblongata will detect a drop of pH level (acidosis condition) and force a breath.
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Hippos can't "breath" underwater but they can hold their breath for long periods of time.
Myoglobin enables the marine mammals to be able to hold their breath for extended periods of time underwater. The beaver has been reported to hold its breath underwater for about 15 minutes.
The average length of time a mallard duck can hold it's breath is between 40-50 seconds. But only if a predatory animal is chasing it.
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