A turtle needs air to breathe. Some turtles can slow their metabolism, allowing them to sleep underwater, but it must come up to the surface of the water in order to breathe. It can hold it's breath and stay underwater awhile, but it must surface to breathe or it will drown.
Turtles cannot breathe underwater because they do not have gills, like fish - they have lungs, much like human lungs. Some aquatic turtles such as the red-eared slider can hold their breath for 3-4 hours, which might make you think that they are breathing underwater, but they really are not.
Turtles actually do not breathe underwater through their lungs. Instead, turtles have the capacity to hold their breath for extended periods of time.
They don't breath underwater. They can only breath air. (They can hold their breath a long time though.)
They don't. Turtles breathe at the surface, then they just hold their breath when they're diving. How long depends on species, and on what it's doing. If it's swimming along nicely it'll need air more often than if it's resting.
Seals can't breath underwater, so they have to come to the surface for air.
Lots of animals can breath underwater, sharks, flying fish, turtles, otters. If you want to know specific types, I know a few. Sea Otters River Otters Gold fish Trout Hammer head shark Rainbow trout Orca White whale Blue whale tiger shark Sunnies Bass Snapper Turtle Paint Turtle Ect. There are hundreds of animals that live underwater, and can breath underwater, they can breath under water because they have gills that suck the air in the water.
how does a galapagos penguin breath
Turtles don't breathe under water. They've got lungs - not gills. They hold their breath when they dive.
Easy, they don't.
Turtles have lungs, not gills. They don't breathe underwater. When they dive, they hold their breath.
They don't breath underwater. They can only breath air. (They can hold their breath a long time though.)
I'm pretty sure they can breathe for several hours underwater or at least mine does.Indefinitely. Turtles are true amphibians. They come to land to lay eggs and to sun themselves( they're cold blooded, too ).Answer:Turtles do not breathe underwater (no gills) they have to surface periodically to take a breath. Underwater they hold their breath. As reptiles their metabolism is slow enough to stretch out a lungfull of oxygen for several minutes.
They don't. Turtles breathe at the surface, then they just hold their breath when they're diving. How long depends on species, and on what it's doing. If it's swimming along nicely it'll need air more often than if it's resting.
Probably not. Many Adult turtles could easily hold their breath for 15 minutes or much longer. Small turtles would likely be able to hold their breath for 5 minutes, IMO.
All turtles breath air
As sea turtles are air breathing reptiles, they need to surface to breathe. Sea turtles can hold their breath for several hours, depending upon the level of activity. A resting or sleeping turtle can remain underwater for 4-7 hours.
well sea turtles skin absorbs oxygen bubbles, so they dont need to breath, and all they do is swallow, its ok if water get into there mouth
A few types of sea turtles, some of them hold their breath for 1 hour at least.
Holding your breath underwater is when your head/face is underwater and you do not breath.