"Turtles have extraordinary anaerobic capacity--they have survived up to 33
hours in a pure nitrogen atmosphere. Although basically air-breathing, many
aquatic species have developed ways to pick up oxygen even when submerged.
Of these the most remarkable, which some turtles share with dragonfly
nymphs, sea cucumbers, and certain televangelists, is the ability to breathe
through one's butt. You've heard the expression ‘Blow it out your after
regions?’ It's no mere figure of speech. Many species have a pair of sacs
(bursae) opening off the cloaca (combined digestive and urogenital chamber).
These are heavily vascularized to facilitate the uptake of oxygen."
...prolly explains why they can stand the air in a sewer too... *lol*
LMAO! Dude, that was the funniest thing I ever heard. I can just see Michaelangelo busting a gut if he caught wind of this (get it, wind?)
Jephael
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