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No, a whale is a mammal and therefor needs oxygen. Whales breath air at the surface of the water by taking quick breaths through their blowhole. A flap of skin controlled by muscles opens the blowhold when the whale breathes and closes when the whale goes underwater. Whales can hold their breath from 7-30 minutes.
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∙ 7y agoSure.
Dolphins are air-breathers after all. They have lungs, pretty much like you and I.
It's probably a bit difficult for them, as their bodies aren't made to lie flat on firm surfaces.
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∙ 6y agoThey don't. dolphins have lungs, and have to Surface to Breathe. They hold their breath while diving.
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∙ 7y agoNo, they are mammals, they come up to the surface of the water to breathe though blowholes.
NO, they are mammals, just like us they breathe air.
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∙ 14y agoDolphins can't breathe underwater because they are mammals. They go to the surface to breathe and then hold their breath while underwater
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∙ 12y agothey sleep on top
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Why can't dolphins breathe underwater?
dolphins are mammals, not fish. They have lungs, not gills, and breathe air.
How are bottle nose dolphins fish?
they can breathe and survive underwater.
How the dolphins breathe?
Dolphins breathe through the 'blow hole' in the top of their heads, surfacing from underwater to blow out the Carbon Dioxide and draw in oxygen.
Why do dolphins die in nets?
Dolphins are mammals, they Breathe air. If trapped underwater they eventually suffocate or drown.
Can a dolphin breath under water?
Dolphins can't breathe underwater because they are mammals. They go to the surface to breathe and then hold their breath while underwater
Do dolphins just survive by being underwater?
Dolphins must go to the surface, because they breathe air. Dolphins are mammals, not fish.
Can dolphin drown in ocean?
Dolphins breathe air, so if they get trapped underwater they will drown.
What do dolphins need blow holes for?
They need them to breathe through. Dolphins, being mammals, have to inhale air and hold their breath underwater.
Do dolphins and humans breathe the same?
No. Dolphins spend three quarters of their time underwater. Dolphins can hold their breath for an unbeliveable time. So they have bigger lungs.
How many minutes can a dolphin dive?
dolphins can breathe underwater for about 15 minutes after that they have to go back to the surface to breathe some oxygen ps: dolphins are mammals
Can dolphins breathe air above water or do they have to breathe under water?
No mammals can breathe underwater. All mammals, including sea mammals, must breathe above the surface of the water. This is why marine mammals such as dolphins and whales frequently come to the surface.
Where does a dolphin breathe?
Dolphins have lungs, no gills. Despite being shaped like fish, and live in the ocean, dolphins are mammals. They breathe pretty much like you and I.
