Can Turtles breathe through their butts?

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2026-02-20 22:15

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Yes. Although turtles breathe using their lungs like most animals, they also have a pair of sacs located within their butt, that take in water, and extract oxygen from it. So, they are capable of "breathing through their butts".

Only a very few turtle species can do this.

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