0
What else can I help you with?
Do you need to have gills to breathe underwater?
Yes, you do need gills to breathe underwater. Gills process the water through them that makes the water allowed to go through the animal's body without drowning them. Gills are the only thing that keep the animals that live underwater, alive. they also don't make you breath the air in-you breath the oxygen in the water!
What animals have pinnas?
Some mammals and the animals that live underwater are the animals that have pinna's. The animals that crawl on the ground also have pinna's.
How long can the Galapagos penguin hold its breath underwater?
how does a galapagos penguin breath
What animals lived in OHIO when it was underwater?
No animals lived in underwater Ohio since it was underwater. They had to be fish, but no mammals.
Can turtles breath underwater?
A turtle needs air to breathe. Some turtles can slow their metabolism, allowing them to sleep underwater, but it must come up to the surface of the water in order to breathe. It can hold it's breath and stay underwater awhile, but it must surface to breathe or it will drown. Turtles cannot breathe underwater because they do not have gills, like fish - they have lungs, much like human lungs. Some aquatic turtles such as the red-eared slider can hold their breath for 3-4 hours, which might make you think that they are breathing underwater, but they really are not.
No amphibians are animals that live underwater.?
Some amphibians never leave the water and actually breath using gills...
Why are gills necessary to an animal such as crayfish?
Gills allow animals to breath underwater.
What type of animal is cheetah?
They are land animals, they can't breath underwater and they are also wildcats
Do all fish breath underwater?
yes some do but some dont
Is it possible to breath underwater?
Not for a human. Some animals can, as you possibly already know. The only way a human is able to breath is by using an air tank, however, the human isn't producing the oxygen, the air tank is. So, if your question is "can humans breath underwater by themselves?" then no.
What have gills for underwater?
Yes, if they didn't they couldn't breath. Almost all aquatic based animals have gills.
How long can the Bajau people hold their breath underwater?
The Bajau people can hold their breath underwater for an average of about 5 minutes, but some individuals have been known to hold their breath for up to 13 minutes.
Holding your breath under water?
Holding your breath underwater is when your head/face is underwater and you do not breath.
Can hippos breathe underwater?
Hippos can't "breath" underwater but they can hold their breath for long periods of time.
Do you need to have gills to breathe underwater?
Yes, you do need gills to breathe underwater. Gills process the water through them that makes the water allowed to go through the animal's body without drowning them. Gills are the only thing that keep the animals that live underwater, alive. they also don't make you breath the air in-you breath the oxygen in the water!
How does mammal breath?
by there lungs but some mammals can breath longer underwater than us humans
What is the ability to breath underwater called?
The ability to breathe underwater is typically referred to as gills in aquatic animals such as fish, or as artificial devices like scuba equipment for humans. Humans do not have the natural ability to breathe underwater without assistance.
