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Not really. It is more like what comes out of your nose and mouth when you sneeze. There is some water around the blow hole and when it opens to allow the dolphin to breathe, the water is sprayed out.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agohales are mammals and must breathe air; unlike fish, they cannot extract oxygen from the water around them. In order to breathe, whales have a nose (called a blowhole) on top of their heads. This means the nose is exposed to the air as soon as the animal surfaces. The whale first exhales old air (the familiar "blowing"), then inhales. Its nose is then pinched closed, and the animal dives under the water, essentially holding its breath until it comes up again for air.
Baleen whales have two blowholes; toothed whales have one. The blowhole of the sperm whale is located on the left side of its forehead, so the spouting comes from the whale at a 45-degree angle, unlike the 90-degree top-spouting of other whales.
When a whale dives deeply, its bodily processes slow, cutting off the flow of oxygen to non-essential areas of the body. This conserves the amount of oxygen it has inhaled and increases the time needed between breaths
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∙ 15y agoThe answer is no! Dolphins use their bums to breath. I don't know why but if you want to find out more visit www.dolphins bums.com
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∙ 15y agoyes they do that is how they get air and get water out of them
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∙ 13y agoof course....... i think
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∙ 12y agoYes, they do!
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Why are whales unable to breathe through their mouths?
Whales don't need to breathe through their mouths. Instead, they breathe through their blowholes on top of their heads, like the dolphins and porpoises.
Why are whales unable to breathe to their mouths?
Whales don't need to breathe through their mouths. Instead, they breathe through their blowholes on top of their heads, like the dolphins and porpoises.
What type of whale has a blowhole?
All types of whales have blowholes because they need them to breathe. As we have noses, whales have blowholes. Porpoises and dolphins have blowholes as well.
Does a killer whale have a blowhole?
Whales can't Breathe through their mouths, only their blowholes
Do whales breathe air with there gilles?
Whales are mammals who breathe air into their lungs. Blowholes are a whale's nostrils and are located on the top or back of the whale's head. Blowholes are covered by muscular flaps that keep water from entering them when the whale is under water. In the relaxed state, the flap covers the blowhole. A blowhole leads to the whale's trachea and then to its lungs. Unlike us, whales cannot breathe through their mouth; they only breathe through their blowholes.
What are whales blowholes used for?
For threm to breathe and get oxygen.
Why do whales breathe through a blowhole?
Having the blowholes on top means the least amount of body pushed through the Surface when breathing.
What whales are dolphins?
Whales and dolphins are mammals. They both have at least one hair/fur on them and they breathe air (thats why the have blowholes).
How many blowholes do toothed whales have?
The answer is 2 blowholes for whales.
Why do whales need blowholes?
They need a blowhole to breathe with. They come up to the surface out of the water and "breathe in air" through the blow-hole. Then they can go back down into the water for a period of time until they need to re-surface for more air.
What is the hole called through which whales breath?
Whales have lungs and come to the surface to breathe. Their nostrils called blowholes are located on the top of the head to access air easily. Whales exhale, condensation from the 2 blowholes forms a 'v-shaped' 'blow'. when they submerge they hold their breath.
Do pinniped breathe through blowholes?
Pinnipeds are seals, and breathe through their nose and mouth like most land mammals.
