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They don't, any aquatic reptile needs to return to the surface to breathe after a while, the only creatures that can breather underwater are fish (and all their variants ie: sharks, stingrays etc)

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crocodiles are reptiles, and they breathe air like humans do. They can breathe on land, infact it's easier for them to breathe if they're out of the water. Crocodiles can hold their breath for a long time underwater, which might make you think that they breathe underwater. but they don't, they just hold their breath. So, to conclude, Crocodiles do not breathe underwater, they are reptiles and breathe above the water.

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No, its nostrils are on top of its snout, which is why they lay with only their eyes and nostrils out of the water.

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Crocodiles don't breathe underwater. They come up to the surface when they need to breathe.

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They breathe through their noses.

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