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Whales don't blow water out of their blowhole!
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Aug 26, 2021 · The location of their “nose”, the blowhole, on the top of their head allows them to exchange breathing air efficiently during the sometimes brief surfacing. But how does the blowhole of whales and dolphins actually get on top of the head? Two scientists from the University of Washington and Duke University also thought about this question.
Feb 6, 2012 · The whales were coaxed from breathing hole to breathing hole, slowly moving out toward the open ocean. Operation Breakthrough. On the other side of the frozen ice, a Soviet icebreaker...
Fish use their gills to take oxygen from the water but marine mammals, like us, get their oxygen by breathing air, using lungs. This means they need to come ...
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- Tracey Rogers UNSW Sydney
As whales reach the water surface to breathe, they forcefully expel air through the blowhole. The exhalation is released into the comparably lower-pressure, colder atmosphere, and any water vapor condenses.
Sep 22, 2020 · This is how water and pollutants can enter the animals’ respiratory tracts, scientists conclude. A humpback whale spouts water from its blowhole. New research shows the blowhole isn’t as protective as scientists had thought, and water and pollutants may be getting into whales’ lungs.
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Whales cannot breathe through their mouth because, unlike terrestrial mammals, their digestive system and respiratory system are not connected. The blowhole leads to the nasopharynx, or nasal duct.
