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2006-12-02 07:59:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Dolphins live in water yet they breath air. They have a blow hole located on the top of their head which opens and closes according to the water pressure. If a dolphin is trapped below the surface of the water in a net, it will not drown as the blow hole will never open underwater, rather, a dolphin will suffocate from lack of air.
2006-12-02 08:18:18 · answer #1 · answered by Marsea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dolphins, like all other mammals, DO NOT BREATHE WATER.
They have a blowhole at the top of their head and hold their breath while in the water. To breathe they must surface. Dolphins swim with lungs empty and inhale and exhale when they surface.
Hope that helped!
2006-12-02 16:04:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They only breathe air. They come to the surface and get air, then go down into the water for awhile then resurface. They have a blowhole ( like a whale ) that helps with this and they can hold their breath for a long time.
2006-12-02 16:10:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are mammals like us. A fish can breathe underwater,because its gills can filter the oxygen out of the water. Dolphins like humans do not have gills, so they cannot filter oxygen out of the water. That is why they surface to breathe air.
2006-12-02 16:04:31 · answer #4 · answered by MindyCindyLindy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't breathe water. They hold their breath under water. Like you do in a pool.
You should read about dolphins. There are lots of websites and books.
2006-12-02 16:03:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't breathe water, they breathe air like us and have to hold their breath underwater. They have a blowhole at the top of their head they can breathe through, and they can hold thier breath for about 2 mins while swimming.
Here is a good page on Dolphins
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Bottledolphin.shtml
2006-12-02 16:05:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dolphins don't breath water, they're mammals! Haven't you learned that in 5th grade? They breath air!
2006-12-02 16:09:45 · answer #7 · answered by Super Saucy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they just breathe air and try and hold their breaths underwater to u know get food. I think thats why spinner dolphins always jump up in the air about every 30 secs.
2006-12-02 16:02:09 · answer #8 · answered by blkshadow 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
dolphins are mamals and they just breath air. that is why you will see them leaping in the water to get a breath of fresh air
2006-12-02 16:06:53 · answer #9 · answered by Wicked 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they don't breathe water, they must surface at least every 20 minutes or so in order to take in more air. they are just rally good at using the air they do take in.
2006-12-02 16:07:05 · answer #10 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋