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Animals (for the most part) do not feel the pressure of the water in their ears. This allows them to live in great depths. As you probably know, animals can live underwater as they have gills, such as fish.

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Sea creatures live in all levels of the ocean.

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Some do and some don't, the ones that live close to the surface are air breathers. Meaning they need to come up for air every now and then

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because its deep

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so they can breathe

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