Turtles can breathe through their butt #interestingthings
Channel: Interesting Things with JC
Date: 2023-01-07

#InterestingThings with JC #515 #Turtles can #breathe through their #buttholes. It's less efficient than normal #breathing, but it helps in #winter! 

#Podcast Website
https://jimconnors.net

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Turtles, cloaca, cloacal respiration, bursae, papillae, ectotherms, endotherms, metabolism, brumation, hibernation, buttholes, blood vessels, oxygen absorption, reptile anatomy, body temperature, respiration, aquatic animals, winter survival strategies, temperature regulation, temperature-dependent metabolism, mammals, Mexican food, oxygen uptake, winter behavior, body surface area, respiratory system, aquatic respiration, cloacal pumping, winter torpor, thermoregulation, internal body temperature.