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Why do tortoises have no lungs?

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They do indeed have lungs! What's unique about tortoises is that their ribcage is trapped in a rigid shell and cannot expand. Most animals, like us, breathe by expanding their ribcage and flattening their diaphragm (this is the sheet of muscle at the bottom of your chest cavity). read more

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