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Whales dive because they want to get food
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∙ 14y agobecause they they need air. Just like us.
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What is the opposite of whales and fish?
whales have to come up to the surface for air fish don't
What is it called when whales surface and blows?
breaching
Do whales dive under the sea?
Whales dive to get food. They come back to the surface to breathe.
How do beluga whales breathe under the ice?
Beluga whales, like all whales, have a blowhole leading to their lungs on top of their head ti breathe when they reach the surface of the water. When the beluga whales are in the polar regions, the surface will be covered in ice, and unless the beluga whale finds a hole in the ice to surface and breathe, it will drown and die.
How can whales breathe in the sea?
Whales Breathe air, with lungs. They have to Surface to Breathe, and hold their breath while diving
How do orca whales get thire oxygen?
all sea mammals including whales surface to breathe in air before diving
What are the advantages of a whales lungs collapsing when diving?
don't surface as much
How do Killer whale sleep?
Killer Whales sleep by floating on the surface.
Do dolphins and whales breathe with their gills?
They can't. Dolphins and Whales have lungs, not gills. they have to Surface to Breathe. They hold their breath while diving.
What happens to whales when it rains?
It doesn't seem to bother them, they still surface to breathe.
Do whales have lungs?
Humpback whales breathe air by using their lungs. They can only breathe in when their blowhole is above the surface of the water. When they exhale, you can see a spout of warm moist air shoot upwards from their blowhole.
Do whales and dophins have gills for respiration explain?
Fish use gills, but whales and dolphins are mammals. They need to surface to take a breath of air periodically.
