> > > And, the best for last..... > > > * Turtles can breathe through their butts.
>> Insert your own bad breath joke here :-P >> -Lord Krang Brina: > Oh...my God. So, when they use a straw, which end do they suck > >from.....? Talk about versatile action. Sorry, I never got the > >original message to this post until I went to NTML so pardon me if I > >seem at a loss for words....or breath of air! LOL! > Brinatello *sluuuuuurp* This little explanation I swiped formt he site SkeletonCrew found is hilarious. (just imagine Don saying this, and you'll get what I mean) "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* ~HT "Your beauty will be reflected in the power of my arms and the flanks of my horse!" - Sir William, A Knights Tale :::::::XX For what do you quest? XX::::::::: the TurtleQuestrian http://horseturtle.tripod.com The TMNT FanFic Archive http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/photoshop/1828/ _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
