Why do Whales breathe air?
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Asked by: Jason Gonzalez
Whales cannot breathe in water because they need to get oxygen from the air, so they have to come up to the surface to breathe. You may know that fish also need oxygen, but they get their oxygen out of the water directly, in the form of dissolved oxygen.
Why do whales have to breathe air?
The most prominent distinction between whales and other fish is that whales don’t have gills, which means they cannot breathe the oxygen dissolved in water. Instead they have lungs which means they have to come to the surface every time they want to breathe air.
How do whales sleep without drowning?
To avoid drowning during sleep, it is crucial that marine mammals retain control of their blowhole. The blowhole is a flap of skin that is thought to open and close under the voluntary control of the animal.
Why do whales and dolphins breathe air?
And as they break the water's surface the blowhole opens. And air is expelled under great force as their lungs collapse.
What’s the oldest animal on Earth?
Ocean Quahogs (Clams)
At 507 years of age, Ming the clam broke the Guinness World Record as the oldest animal in the world. Ming the clam was dredged off the coast of Iceland in 2006.
Which animal has longest life?
The Greenland shark has the longest known life span of all vertebrates, estimated to be between 300 and 500 years. Found in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, the species can reach an astonishing 21 feet in length and mostly eats fish, but has been spotted hunting seals.
Which animal can live 1000 years?
The jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii has no brain and heart and is considered the only immortal creature on Earth; it lives in tropical waters.
What animal never dies?
jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii
To date, there’s only one species that has been called ‘biologically immortal’: the jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii. These small, transparent animals hang out in oceans around the world and can turn back time by reverting to an earlier stage of their life cycle.
Which is the laziest mammal?
Three-toed sloths
Three-toed sloths are some of the slowest and seemingly laziest creatures in the world. Instead of evolving to eat more, they evolved to do less.
