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Yes, they do have blow holes instead of gills, because they are mammals they are air breathers, which means they have lungs.

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Do whales and dolphin have gills for respiration explain briefly?

no they do not have gills they have lungs and they are mammals both these creature have blowholes on the top of their head and they also have mouth


Fish have this instead of lungs?

Fish Use Gills Instead of lungs. Gills Help fish to Breath. Fish Use Gills Instead of lungs. Gills Help fish to Breath.


Which type of fish have blowhole?

Usually whales. Most fish don't have a blowhole because they have gills. Only mammals such as dolphins and whales have blowholes.


Why does your dog have gills?

Dogs do not have gills. Dogs have lungs instead.


Do gills have their own gills?

no, because then those gills gills would need gills and they would need gills and so on, so on. They have specialised cells instead.


Why don't dolphins have gills?

Dolphins are mammals, not fish. And mammals breathe with lungs, not gills.


Why a whale keeps coming to the surface of water?

Whales are mammals and, unlike fish, they don't have gills to extract oxygen from the water. They have to take in, and expel, air - through their blowholes.


Do most fish have gills?

all fish have gills. they have gills instead of lungs, so they can breathe under water. Whales and dolphins do not have gills because they are mammals.


do whale have blowholes?

No whale sharks don't have blow holes they have gills like other sharks


Dolphins have these instead of arms?

fins


Do killer whales and salmon breathe through lungs?

Killer whales - Orcas - yes. Salmon - no. Salmon is a fish, fish use gills.


Do whales have gills to breathe under water?

No, Like all mammals, whales breathe air into lungs, are warm-blooded, feed their young milk from mammary glands, and have some (although very little) hair.No whales do not have gills because they are mammals but they do have blowholes :)No, they do not have gills because they are mammals. That does not mean they don't evolve to have them in the future though... Hope this helped :)