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Can dolphins breathe air above water or do they have to breathe under water?
No mammals can breathe underwater. All mammals, including sea mammals, must breathe above the surface of the water. This is why marine mammals such as dolphins and whales frequently come to the surface.
Why is it hard to breathe in thin air?
because its hard to breathe thin air above earths surface, the higher you go its hard to breathe oxygen.
What does the water scorpion breathe through?
water scorpions breathe through a breathing tube in water.the breathing tube stick out above the water surface to breathe in oxygen in the air.
Are people fish since they can breathe under water?
People aren't fish, and can't breathe under water. Our lungs can't extract (enough) oxygen to sustain life from water. We'd drown.When people do breathe under water, they do so with the help of equipment that basically let them take a bit of the atmosphere with them, allowing the lungs to work just like they were still above the surface.
Why do dolphins have a hole in there baks?
That is their nose, called their blowhole. If you look at a dolphin, they do not have a nose/nostrils. Instead, they breathe on top of their head. That makes it easier for them to breathe, so when the surface the water, they do not have to lift their whole body above the surface, instead only the top of their head.
What does the nose of an alligators like?
An alligator's nose is called a snout, which is long and rounded with nostrils at the end. This shape helps them stay mostly submerged in water with their eyes and nostrils above the surface, allowing them to breathe while remaining hidden from prey.
How do aquatic plants breath in oxygen?
Aquatic plants mainly absorb oxygen through their leaves and roots from the water around them. Oxygen dissolves into the water through surface exchange, allowing aquatic plants to take in the oxygen they need for respiration.
How do mammals get water?
Water mammal all rise to above the surface of the water in order to breathe air into their lungs: whales, dolphins, seals, etc.
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.
How do dugongs breathe?
Through special nostrils. The nostrils of a dugong are closed when submerged in water, and since a dugong is a mammal, it cannot breathe oxygen from inside the water. When they want to breathe, they push their nostrils above the water surface, when they're underwater, nostrils are shut to prevent water from entering.
How do water mammals get oxyen?
Water mammal all rise to above the surface of the water in order to breathe air into their lungs: whales, dolphins, seals, etc.
How come a shark is not a mammal it gives birth to live young?
A shark is not a mammal because they use gills to get the oxygen out of the water so they can breathe. The shark doesn't NEED to go above the water's surface. Whales use their blowholes to breathe. So they must go to the surface, otherwise, they will drown.Hope this helped! :)
