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How do otters survive in the water?

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17y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Fish use gills, which extracts oxygen from the water.

Amphibians and whales breath oxygen, whales can hold their breath for hours at a time, explaining how sperm whales can hunt at great depths for periods of time.

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