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Do turtles always stay in the water?
Turtles breath air so they would have to be able to come up for air. Also, turtles can develop fungus infection and shell rot if they don't come up and dry off and bask in the sun everyday. The over exposion to water would eventually kill the turtles. There are very few turtles that could live their whole lives in water, sea turtles might be the only species that could survive their whole lives in water.
Why do turtles come up on land?
they need to basket for vitamin 3d
Can turtles stay under water for long periods of time?
Turtles have to go to the surface of water to breathe so if they get caught in underwater fishing nets they will drown.
Can a red slider turtle drowned?
Yes, red-eared slider turtles can drown if they are unable to reach the water's surface to breathe, as they need to regularly come up for air. It's important to provide them with proper access to both water and a basking area to prevent this from happening.
Why aren't whales fish?
They need to come up for air, unlike fish.
Do Sea Turtles breathe oxygen?
turtles do not breathe under water,they have to keep going up so that they can breath. But once turtles get all the oxygen they need, they can hold it for a long time under water but i don't know why.But when they need to breath they continue to go up and the cycle continues
Why do tadpoles come up for air?
Tadpoles need to come up for air because they have gills, which are not as efficient in extracting oxygen from the water as lungs are in extracting it from the air. By coming up for air at the water's surface, tadpoles can supplement the oxygen they obtain through gills with oxygen from the air.
Do jellyfish need to come back up for air?
Jellyfish live under the water and get their oxygen from the water itself therefore they do not nee to come to the surface to get air.
How did you know a whale is not a fish?
Whales don't lay eggs and they have to come up for air unlike fish which lay eggs and don't need to come up for air because they breathe under water.
Do Asian shore crabs need to come up on land for air?
Only if you think so
How do leatherback sea turtles make their homes?
hmm i think they come up to the sea shore to rest
Do seahorses come up for air?
No they do not
