[["Turtles breathe air; they need to come to the surface to breathe oxygen. But they have adaptations that allow them to stay underwater for long periods of time.", 70.0], ["Turtles can stay under water for long periods but they still need to come up for oxygen.", 59.0], ["Turtles are reptiles, not amphibians. Though many spend a lot of time in and under water, they must return to the surface to breathe air. They are a vertebrate and have a hard scaly shell that is not permeable to water, as opposed to frogs and salamanders with soft water permeable skins.", 18.0]]
do turtles live underwater
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