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Whales don't need to breathe through their mouths. Instead, they breathe through their blowholes on top of their heads, like the dolphins and porpoises.

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Why are whales unable to breathe to their mouths?

Whales don't need to breathe through their mouths. Instead, they breathe through their blowholes on top of their heads, like the dolphins and porpoises.


What do whales breathe out of?

Whales breathe in and out of their blowhole. They are unable to breathe through their mouth because the trachea is not attached to the throat.


Does a killer whale have a blowhole?

Whales can't Breathe through their mouths, only their blowholes


What do whales breathe through?

Whales Breathe through a blowhole, a modified nostril at the top of their head.


How do killer whales breathe through their lungs?

They breathe through the blow hole on the top of their heads


What the name of the holes through which whales breathe?

Blowhole


Through which organs do whales breathe?

they breath through the airhole on their heads


Why do whales come to the surface?

Whales come to the surface to breathe air through their blowholes, as they are mammals and need to breathe oxygen to survive. They also come to the surface to regulate their body temperature and communicate with other whales through vocalizations.


Do whale breathe with lungs?

Whales breathe through a blowhole at the top of the head which has evolved from the nasal passage


Do whales breathe through both lungs and gills?

No. Just lungs.


How does whales get oxygen?

They breathe through the blow hole on the top of their heads


Why can't whales breathe underwater?

Whales are mammals, not fish, so they need to come to the surface to breathe air through their blowholes. They cannot extract oxygen from water like fish can through their gills.