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Depends on what you mean.
If they dive, they have to hold their breath just like any other diving mammal.
But since they have their nostrils on top of their snouts, they can keep everything apart the top of their heads underwater, and still breathe normally
Robbie Blick
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∙ 12y agoThey can not breathe underwater. They are just capable of holding their breath for long periods of time. Much like a whale they have to come up for air eventually.
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How have hippos adapted to life under water?
They can hold their breath for ages
Do hippos breath under water?
No, they have the ability to hold their breath for long periods of time. (ie. whales, dolphins, etc.)
How do hippos breath out of water?
Hippos can't breathe entirely under water. They have perfectly ordinary lungs to breathe with, so to dive they have to hold their breath. However, hippos, like many semi-aquatic animals, have their nostrils placed well on top of their snouts, so they can breathe just fine with only the top of their heads above the surface.
Where do hippos have babies?
Hippos are born under water, they can stay submerged for extended periods.
Can hippos breathe underwater?
Hippos can't "breath" underwater but they can hold their breath for long periods of time.
Where do under water frogs live?
because they can not breath under water that long? because they can not breath under water that long?
Why can't a fish breath out of water?
gills-breath under water no gills-can't breath under water
How do dolphins breath under water if they are mammals?
Dolphins don t breath under water. Mammals breath air. Every 15 min they go out of the water to breath
How long could a beaver hold it breath under water?
wasps can hold their breath for 30 minetesby the way i like hippos and eat ice cream and .........im single
How do goldfish breath under water?
they breath with their gills
Why can't a hippo breathe under water?
Hippos have lungs, just like you and I. And lungs don't work if you try to breathe water. When diving they hold their breath.. To breathe water, an animals need gills - like a fish - or some similar structure.
Can hippos stay under water for a long time?
for about six minutes
