I got this email and it said all kinds of neat facts! The one that really caught my eye was that turtles can breathe through their butts. I just want to know if it is really true!! If so, thats awsome!! :)
2007-03-19 12:11:30 · 5 answers · asked by :) 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Kinda but not really.
Turtles usually breathe through nostrils, and CAN absorb some air through the linings of their mouths and neck.
A few kinds of turtles that tend to dive deeply for food can absorb some oxygen out of water using the tissues lining their cloaca- the one opening that reptiles use to defecate, urinate, and mate through.
Note-
- only a few turtles do this, and only under certain conditions
- the turtles in question still mostly breathe through their noses
- the cloaca is not really a 'butt'
2007-03-19 16:29:02 · answer #1 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that is the turtle breaking wind ,a kid seeing the bubbles in the water may think that it is breathing
2007-03-20 04:08:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they breathe through their noses like most other creatures.
2007-03-19 19:16:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no ! my brother says to put no because hes bigger than you butt hes stupid , turtles don't breath through their buts
2007-03-19 19:25:12 · answer #4 · answered by scott yyyyyyyyyy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Definitely not! Re-check your source. :)
2007-03-19 19:37:27 · answer #5 · answered by jscotto772 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋