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yes they do or they would dye without swimming in salt water
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Can penguins live in saltwater?
Not permently, Penguins live on land and swim in salt water to catch food.
Can penguins only swim in cold water?
Salt. There maybe some obscure breed of penguin I am not thinking of that lives in fresh, but most of the ones you see in zoos and tv are salt.
Why do penguins live in salt water?
any fresh water in their environment would be frozen.
Do penguins live on land or water?
Penguins live on land.
How do I convert salt water into fresh water?
boil it
Where do penguins get water?
They do not turn it into freshwater, they just have the ability to exude or process excess salt within their bodies. Sometimes if you see sea birds, they appear to have a crusty film around their nasal openings on their beaks. This is excess salt
What do fairy penguins drink?
they drink salt water because their body can filter and break down the salt water.
Do manatees live in salt water?
Manatees do live in salt water if they live in Florida they live in salt water and they live in springs if it is warm
Do penguins have organs above there eyes?
Yes, penguins have organs above their eyes. It allows salt water to be converted into fresh water.
How do penguins drink salt water?
They survive because their bodies, produce a chemical that filters the water that they drink +++ They don't. You cannot "filter" dissolved salt from water, but you can use osmosis, as do the penguins and other marine animals.
Why do Adélie penguins live in Antarctica?
No animal lives in Antarctica. Adélie penguins -- like three other types of penguins -- breed on Antarctica's beaches, because there are no land predators there. Adélie penguins -- like all 17 types of penguins -- are sea birds and make their homes in salt water.
Do baracudas live in fresh water or salt water?
they live in salt water
