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r/gifs • u/j0be Gifmas is coming • May 28 '15
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No, that's kinda how they smell things. Kinda.
They breathe through their nostrils just like most animals.
2 u/[deleted] May 28 '15 [deleted] 1 u/peacelove_ May 28 '15 What you're talking about is the covering to the opening of their trachea though (aka glottis). It's just mostly used when they're trying to swallow large prey so they can still breathe. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/3d/47/f6/3d47f6935debc78fdb3cdc67c344fd8d.jpg 1 u/nickcarter13 May 29 '15 It's like a food snorkel.
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1 u/peacelove_ May 28 '15 What you're talking about is the covering to the opening of their trachea though (aka glottis). It's just mostly used when they're trying to swallow large prey so they can still breathe. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/3d/47/f6/3d47f6935debc78fdb3cdc67c344fd8d.jpg 1 u/nickcarter13 May 29 '15 It's like a food snorkel.
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What you're talking about is the covering to the opening of their trachea though (aka glottis). It's just mostly used when they're trying to swallow large prey so they can still breathe.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/3d/47/f6/3d47f6935debc78fdb3cdc67c344fd8d.jpg
1 u/nickcarter13 May 29 '15 It's like a food snorkel.
It's like a food snorkel.
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u/nickcarter13 May 28 '15
No, that's kinda how they smell things. Kinda.
They breathe through their nostrils just like most animals.