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Dolphins are mammals. They breathe air with lungs, pretty much just like you and I. They can't breathe water. When they dive they hold their breath.
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Which respiratory system does a dolphin use to breathe on land?
Fish breath little air particles in the water and kills separate the water from the air in the water but the air is not air that humans can breath its too thin
Why can't a dolphin stay under the water all the time?
Dolphins breathe air; they would drown if they never surfaced.
How does dolphin survive?
A dolphin survives by surfacing to the top of the water to breathe air from their blowhole, catch fish with their teeth and mouth, and live in groups of other dolphins called pods.
Is there an animal that can breathe above water and under water?
a bottled nosed dolphin
Where do dolphin's breathe?
They breathe through a blow hole. For more information check the related link below..
How does dolphin survive in water without gills?
They don't. They come up to the surface to take in air then they hold their breath.
What is a dolphin's wide flat limb used for swimming called?
It is called a flipper. Dolphins breathe air, and must come up to the surface of the water regularly. They only have one nostril, located on the top of their headm called the blowhole. It is used by the dolphin to breathe, but they have no sense of smell!
Can dolphin drown in ocean?
Dolphins breathe air, so if they get trapped underwater they will drown.
How many times does a dolphin have to come up for air?
Every time it needs a breathe.
What is one feature that a dolphin an crocodile and a eagle all have in common?
They all breathe air.
How does the mother dolphin take care of the baby dolphin?
The mother dolphin will nurse her baby on the surface of the water, lying on her side to allow the calf to breathe.
How do water scorpion breath?
They breathe through breathing tubes that will stick out of the water to get oxygen from the air.
