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Do whales breath through gills or lungs?

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Does whales breathe air into lungs?

Whales are mammals, so yes they breath oxygen into lungs, rather than filter water through gills as fish do.


Which breathes air with lungs whales or fish?

Whales have lungs, as they are mammals, and fish use gills to breath.


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Do dolphins and whales breathe with their gills?

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Does fish has lungs?

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Do whales breathe through both lungs and gills?

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Which animal breathes through gills when young and through lungs when an adult?

Tadpoles breath through gills and when they mature into frogs they breath through lungs. this is similar for many amphibians


Which animals breath through their gills when they are young and grow lungs when they grow up?

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