A friend mentioned something about whales and gills, to which I said "No, they're mammals." He said that they use them to filter the water for debris and food. I said that whales with baleen use that to get plankton and other whales don't need to filter as they eat large prey. He still insists that whales have some kind of "gills". Can I tell him he's lost it?
2007-05-03 16:41:06 · 9 answers · asked by Mr. MR 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Whales breathe with lungs, and some whales filter sea water with baleen, made out of highly specialized teeth. This is completely different from gills, which fish use to exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide just like lungs.
2007-05-03 18:00:06 · answer #1 · answered by jellybeanchick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baleen whales filter krill. This is unrelated to gills.
2007-05-03 16:44:27 · answer #2 · answered by novangelis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've been known to sport the "whale tail" (new term to me) - but it was totally unintentional. No, I dont think the world wants to see my thong. I certainly dont like seeing mens boxers hanging out of their pants. I guess either designers need to make the "low rise" pants not so low or Victoria Secret needs to come up with some seriously low rise thongs.
2016-05-20 00:51:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right, whales, dolphins, turtles and perhaps some others have lungs just like we do and will drown if held under water.
2007-05-03 16:45:40 · answer #4 · answered by warrentalb 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
haha....I don't know if they have gills or not...but they DO have a weight problem. Just kiddin.
Whales do NOT have gills. They have lungs, and use them like you do.
http://www.nmlc.org/more-whale-facts.html
2007-05-03 16:44:20 · answer #5 · answered by a_lot_smarter_now 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i dont think that whales even have gills becaus they come up for air
2007-05-03 16:44:12 · answer #6 · answered by Trilf 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he should read a book about whales, but yes he´s lost it.
2007-05-03 16:44:34 · answer #7 · answered by Kaj V 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sure, go ahead and tell him. I suspect he is thinking of baleen, I don't know why he didn't believe you when you explained it, but if he didn't believe that, he won't believe you when you tell him he's lost it. :-)
2007-05-03 16:46:27 · answer #8 · answered by tinkertailorcandlestickmaker 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
go ahead. they have lungs...
2007-05-03 16:42:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋