![Leo Chan Gaskins on Twitter: "Lemon Sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) are very adaptive! Sharks have two ways to breathe - either obligate ram ventilation (must swim to breathe to get water past gills) Leo Chan Gaskins on Twitter: "Lemon Sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) are very adaptive! Sharks have two ways to breathe - either obligate ram ventilation (must swim to breathe to get water past gills)](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dr-bikSWwAAh2tM.jpg)
Leo Chan Gaskins on Twitter: "Lemon Sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) are very adaptive! Sharks have two ways to breathe - either obligate ram ventilation (must swim to breathe to get water past gills)
![Save The Sharks on Twitter: "Did you know that sharks, unlike other fishes, do not have an operculum, which is a hardened protective lid over the gill! Sharks have two different ways Save The Sharks on Twitter: "Did you know that sharks, unlike other fishes, do not have an operculum, which is a hardened protective lid over the gill! Sharks have two different ways](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ex-5vDOWgAgizpY.jpg)
Save The Sharks on Twitter: "Did you know that sharks, unlike other fishes, do not have an operculum, which is a hardened protective lid over the gill! Sharks have two different ways
Shark Research at University of Miami - A pump is placed in the mouth to allow water to flow over the sharks gills and simulate ram ventilation. | Facebook
![National Aquarium on Twitter: "Imagine if you had to move around just to breathe! That's the case for sharks that breathe via ram ventilation. However, not all sharks need to swim to National Aquarium on Twitter: "Imagine if you had to move around just to breathe! That's the case for sharks that breathe via ram ventilation. However, not all sharks need to swim to](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EBAlOAIXkAAUEtY.jpg)