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Whales are mammals !

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Q: Why whales have lungs not gills?
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How many lungs and gills does a killer whales have?

Killer whales are mammals and have two internal lungs. They are not fish, and therefore have no gills.


Do beluga whales have lungs or gills?

All whales have lungs. No whale has gills. The whale Shark has gills, but that name comes from it being a Shark - a fish - the size of a whale.


Do whales and fish breathe air with lungs?

Whales breathe with lungs, and fish use gills.


What fish doesn't have gills or lungs?

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Is dolphin and whale has gills or lungs?

Dolphins and whales are mammals so they don't have gills.


Do whales breathe through both lungs and gills?

No. Just lungs.


Which breathes air with lungs whales or fish?

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


Whales have developed gills or lungs?

Whales have lungs. They descended from land animals with lungs. They had lungs before they became creatures living full time in the ocean. They did not develop either gills or lungs after they became sea creatures but long before.


Do whales breath through gills or lungs?

yes


Do dolphins and whales breathe with their gills?

They can't. Dolphins and Whales have lungs, not gills. they have to Surface to Breathe. They hold their breath while diving.


What kind of fish have lung?

Only whales have lungs .No other fish has lungs they have gills.


Do whales need gills to breathe in water?

No, they do not need there gills because they have air tubes which are connected to their lungs.