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Whales breathe with lungs, and fish use gills.

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Do whales breathe into their lungs?

Whales breath air using their lungs.


Does whales breathe air into lungs?

Whales are mammals, so yes they breath oxygen into lungs, rather than filter water through gills as fish do.


How can whales breathe in the sea?

Whales Breathe air, with lungs. They have to Surface to Breathe, and hold their breath while diving


Why cant the blue whale breathe under water?

Blue whales are mammals. They breathe air with lungs, pretty much just like you and I. When they dive, they hold their breath.


Which breathes air with lungs whales or fish?

Whales have lungs, as they are mammals, and fish use gills to breath.


Do whales have lungs?

Humpback whales breathe air by using their lungs. They can only breathe in when their blowhole is above the surface of the water. When they exhale, you can see a spout of warm moist air shoot upwards from their blowhole.


Why don't whales have gills for breathing underwater?

Whales are mammals, not fish, so they do not have gills for breathing underwater. Instead, they have lungs and need to come to the surface to breathe air.


True or false whales are a kind of fish?

False. Whales are not fish; they are mammals. Unlike fish, whales breathe air through lungs, give live birth, and are warm-blooded. They also have a layer of blubber for insulation and nurse their young with milk.


Is a whale a very large fish?

A whale is a large aquatic mammal. Whales breathe air through their blowhole, into their lungs (unlike fish who breathe using gills). So there is a difference between a whale and large fish.


Do whales breathe in air in their lungs?

Well to be a fair man with you yes they do.


What is the breathing organ of whales?

Lungs - they breathe air like us.


What does whales are mammals mean?

It means that whales are warm blooded like us humans. Whales have breath with there lungs. Unlike fish, whales do not remove oxygen from the water but breathe air directly. This means a whale must come to the surface of the water at regular intervals to breathe.