Nature curiosity: Why and how do turtles breathe with their butts

How do turtles breathe while they are underwater all winter? By breathing through their butts, so to speak.

10 Tremendous Turtle Facts

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Do Fish Drink? Office for Science and Society - McGill University, fishes

10 Tremendous Turtle Facts

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Do Fish Drink? Office for Science and Society - McGill University, fishes

10 totally awesome facts about turtles! - National Geographic Kids

What is interesting about how turtles breathe? - Quora

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