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Answered 2011-05-02 01:15:35
No they do not breathe under water. They have lungs. Aquatic turtles such as the red - eared slider can hold their breath for 3 - 4 hours.
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How do box turtles breathe under water?
They can't breath under water.
What helps turtles breathe under water?
Turtles don't breathe under water. They've got lungs - not gills. They hold their breath when they dive.
How long can sea turtles hold their breath under water?
sea turtles can hold their breath for 4-7 hours while resting or sleeping.
What is an interesting fact about pig nosed turtles?
Pig nosed turtles can breath under water for 30 minutes!
How do red eared slider turtles breathe under water?
Most turtles slow down their breathing and hold their breath and they can hold their breath for longs periods of time.
Do turtles breathe oxygen?
Turtles do indeed breath oxygen. They are able to hold their breath for extended periods while either hiding or search for food under water.
How long can turtles breathe under water?
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How much could a gray whale hold breath under water?
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Do sea turtles breathe air or water?
Turtles have lungs, so they breathe air. They can hold their breath under water for long periods of time.
How do turtles breathe in water or not?
Turtles live in the water. How can they not breath in what they live in?!
Do sea turtles breathe underwater?
turtles do not breathe under water,they have to keep going up so that they can breath. But once turtles get all the oxygen they need, they can hold it for a long time under water but i don't know why.But when they need to breath they continue to go up and the cycle continues
Can sea turtles breathe underwater?
Turtles don't breathe under water. They've got lungs - not gills. They hold their breath when they dive.
How do sea turtles breathe under water?
They do not. They have to come up for air.They don't breathe under water, they are air breathing reptiles that can hold their breath, for very long periods of time up to 5 hours is common a loggerhead turtle was recently recorded to have stayed under water for 10 hours.how long can they hold their breath? THATS AMAZING! HOW DO THEY DO THAT?!?!?!?!Turtles do not breath under-water, they must come to the surface to get air.
How do freshwater turtles breath under water and what is the effect of the ammonia and nitrates from the fish wastes on them?
They don't breath underwater. They can only breath air. (They can hold their breath a long time though.)
How do sea turtles live under water?
Turtles don't "live" under water cause the have no gills so every once and a while the go to surface to breath. P.S this was written by a 9 yr old.
How long can turtles hold their breath?
Turtles can actually hold their breath up to 3 to 5 months. In the winter turtles hibernate under the waters mud.
How long can a turtle breath under water?
It can't. When submerged, they hold their breath.Some turtles can stay underwater for days at a time without taking a breath, as long as the water stays cold. answered by yahoo
Can a turtle hold its breath under water?
yes, most aquatic turtles can hold their breathe for several hours.
Can Owls breath under water?
No owls can breath under water they are birds and the only type of bird that can breath under water are the penguins
Could turtles see under water?
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Can your box turtle breathe under water?
no, turtles have to come up to breath every so often. They can hold their breath much longer than humans though
What do turtles breath in?
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How dolphins and turtles are breathing under water?
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Do head lice breath?
Yes they do, but they also breath under-water. They can breath under-water for 14 hours.
Where do under water frogs live?
because they can not breath under water that long? because they can not breath under water that long?
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