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Sharks are fish, and breathe with gills.
Dolphins are mammals, breathe with lungs, and can't breathe underwater.
They breath at the surface, then hold their breath - which they're really good at - while diving.
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Can sharks breathe air?
No. Sharks are fish, they breathe water through their gills.
Can white sharks only breathe underwater?
All Sharks are fish, and have to have water flowing over their gills to breathe.
How long so sharks hold their breath for?
Sharks can ONLY breath underwater. They're not mammals like us.
Is a shark an amphibian?
Although there are fish called dolphins, the dolphins more commonly referred to are cetaceans (a kind of ocean dwelling mammal), that are related to porpoises and whales. Neither kind of dolphin is an amphibian. While amphibians breathe under water or on land, fish breathe best under water while mammals breathe the air.
How long can squirrels breathe under water?
Squirrels cannot breathe under water.
How can sharks and dolphins breathe under water?
Sharks breathe with gills, just like any other fish. Dolphins are mammals, they breathe with lungs. They can't breathe under water. But they're really good at holding their breath, so they only need to surface every few minutes for a new breath.
How long can sharks breathe under water?
They can breathe under water for as long as they want because the have gills and can get their oxygen from the water. In fact, they'll die within minutes if removed from the water.
Can dolphins breathe air above water or do they have to breathe under water?
No mammals can breathe underwater. All mammals, including sea mammals, must breathe above the surface of the water. This is why marine mammals such as dolphins and whales frequently come to the surface.
How do dolphins and whales breath under water?
They don't. Dolphins and whales breathe air just like we do. They can hold their breath for a long time, but they come up to the surface to breathe.
Can sharks breathe air?
No. Sharks are fish, they breathe water through their gills.
What animals breath through gills?
Most fish do... unlike the betta fish they can breathe water and air. Dolphins and whales are an example of ones that breathe only air. Sharks, gold fish and other fish have to breathe water.
Do sharks breathe under water?
Kinda-sorta. Sharks are fish, they use gills to get oxygen from the water. So it's a kind of breathing even if there are no lungs involved.
Can a dolphin breath under water?
Dolphins can't breathe underwater because they are mammals. They go to the surface to breathe and then hold their breath while underwater
Why can't dolphins live under water all the time?
They are mammals and breathe to breathe. Although they can hold their breath for a long tome and at great depth, at some point they must return to the surface for air. This is also true of whales because they are mammals but not sharks because they are large fish.
How dolphins breathe in water?
They use a blow hole to breathe in/out air when the surface the water.
What does a dolphin use to breathe under water?
They don't. Dolphins have lungs, and have to Surface to Breathe. Thye hold their breath while diving.
Do fish drink breathe out the same hole?
Fish have gills so if it was out of water it will breathe through its mouth. The gills are used to breathe under water like sharks
