Cloacal Respiration: How Turtles Breathe Through Their Butts
Cloacal Respiration: How Turtles Breathe Through Their Butts
Nov 19, 2021
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Can turtles really breathe through their butts?
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Do Turtles Breathe Out of Their Butts? (Yes!) - Wildlife Informer
Do Turtles Breathe Out of Their Butts? (Yes!) - Wildlife Informer
Nov 19, 2019
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Some rare Australian turtles have an astonishing survival strategy: obtaining oxygen through cloacal respiration. For certain freshwater turtles like the Fitzroy River turtle, the cloaca contains specialized sacs lined with blood vessels that absorb dissolved oxygen from water. This remarkable adaptation allows them to stay submerged for much longer periods, a benefit in environments with low oxygen or during winter with ice-covered surfaces. They still rely on lungs for breathing air, however,
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Some rare Australian turtles have an astonishing survival strategy: obtaining oxygen through cloacal respiration. For certain freshwater turtles like the Fitzroy River turtle, the cloaca contains specialized sacs lined with blood vessels that absorb dissolved oxygen from water. This remarkable adaptation allows them to stay submerged for much longer periods, a benefit in environments with low oxygen or during winter with ice-covered surfaces. They still rely on lungs for breathing air, however,
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New words alert! Snapping turtles enter “brumation” during the winter, allowing them to survive underwater and ice. “These snappers aren’t frozen, they’re just brumating,” says the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, which posted this video of two snapping turtles spotted under the ice in 2025. “It’s kind like hibernating for reptiles.” The turtles absorb oxygen through their skin and cloaca while they’re underwater. The cloaca is a turtle’s version of a butt. “A process called cloacal respira
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New words alert! Snapping turtles enter “brumation” during the winter, allowing them to survive underwater and ice. “These snappers aren’t frozen, they’re just brumating,” says the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, which posted this video of two snapping turtles spotted under the ice in 2025. “It’s kind like hibernating for reptiles.” The turtles absorb oxygen through their skin and cloaca while they’re underwater. The cloaca is a turtle’s version of a butt. “A process called cloacal respira
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