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No they do not. That's why they come up every once in a while.
Mammals are animals that MUST breathe air to survive. All otters areammals
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 7y agoOtters breathe air, using lungs. The lungs collect oxygen from the air.
Species that breathe water, using gills, also use oxygen. But they get it from the water, with the gills instead
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Can sea otters breathe under water?
Otters can't breathe under water. They're mammals, they breathe air, with lungs. When they dive, they hold their breath.
Do otters live in fresh water?
There are both freshwater (river otters) and salt water otters.
Do you breathe water?
We do not breathe in the water as we can't breathe dissolved oxygen.Dissolved oxygen are oxygen that are dissolved into the water.
How do otters get air?
They go to the surface of the water and breathe the air.
Why cant you breathe the oxygen in the crust?
the majority of oxygen is found in water therefore you cannot breathe the oxygen in water
Where do river otters nest?
Otters live in water, in dens or nests. In winter, when an otter's den or nest freezes over, the otter will look for a new river to live in. P.S. Otters nest's live on top of water or along river banks.
Do giant river otters camouflage?
Giant River Otters do camflage by hidind in dark areas on the surface of the water and under aswell.
Can the river otters survive without water?
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Why does a river otter live in a river?
why do they live in rivers? because their river otters of course
Describe the rivers otters niche?
The river otters Niche is its living in a hole next to the river because it cannot live in water but can live near water for drinks and stuff.
Why can't you breathe underwater to say alive?
The reason you cant breathe under water is because people is made to breathe oxygen, water composes oxygen.
What do you breathe when you breathe out?
Humans breathe out carbon dioxide, the whole world runs in a motion, for example plants breathe carbon dioxide, we breathe in oxygen. Even fish breathe oxygen. They take the oxygen out of the water. So we breathe in what plants breathe out and plants breathe in what we breathe out.
