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They don't. They come up to the surface to take in air then they hold their breath.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThey use a blow hole to breathe.
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Why does a bottle nose dolphin need water?
Without water, any dolphins will not survive.
What are the adaptation found in fishes to survive in water?
Gills
Fish uses the gills to help survive in the ocean true or false?
Gills allow the fish to extract oxygen from the water. Without oxygen, the fish would die. So the answer is TRUE.
Could a fish survive without opening and closing there mouths?
No. If they didn't open and close their mouths, water couldn't flow through their body, and then out their gills. Thus, they wouldn't survive.
Why fish survive in water?
they drink the water and suck out the oxygen and push the water out the gills
Why fish can not ljve without water?
There are some fish that have evolved over the millenia to survive for a while without water because they have developed methods of either using or conserving oxygen. The vast majority of fish however can not get oxygen from air because they have gills rather than lungs and so they can not breath without water flowing over their gills.
How does a sea animal like dolphin survive in water without gills please give answer same Long?
The dolphins (whales and porpoises, etc) are aquatic mammals. As mammals they need to come to the surface and breath air into and out of their internal lungs. They can only stay underwater for a period of time, depending on the species. Fish, on the other hand, are not mammals and breath by passing water over their gills, extracting oxygen, and they have no need to come to the surface to breath.
If a amphibain retains their gills do they have function yes or no?
Yes - they can survive on land & in the water
How can piranhas breathe underwater without gills?
all the piranhas have gills ..they cant breath under water without gills ...it is like all the other fishes
How long can stingrays survive without water?
All fish live in water which has oxygen in it. But if the fish stays out of the water for more then a few minutes, they will die because fish have gills that absorb oxygen only when they are in water.
Is it true that all animals have lungs?
No, not all animals have lungs, fish and reptiles have gills, humans and mammals have lungs except whales and dolphin they have gills because they under water
Why is a dolphin a fish?
A dolphin is a mammal and not a fish.
