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All mammals (inc birds) require water to survive. Penguins are no exception and will take what water they can find. Penguins are quite unique, however, as they can drink salt water whilst at sea - using special glands around their eye sockets to extract the salt from their blood and is then excreted from the nose/nasal passage as a liquidy form. So if you see a penguin with a runny nose, it isn't cold, it's just removing excess salt :) yes
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 6y agoNo, penguins have lungs like all birds. They can hold their breath for a long time that is how they hunt for fish under the water.
The answer is no penguins do not breathe through gills they have lungs like every other bird. But the can hold their breath underwater for 15 minutes and swim at speeds of 25 mph.
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∙ 14y agoYes, and they use their specially formed gills as a suction pump to inflate the puffer sac as well.
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What do king penguins drink?
Most penguins drink water... A king penguin drinks water too
What do penguins eat or drink?
Penguins eat fish and drink salty water.
How does emperor penguins drink?
water
What kind of water do penguins drink?
ice water
Do penguins drink fresh water?
maybe?
How do emperor penguins drink water?
With their mouths
What do fairy penguins drink?
they drink salt water because their body can filter and break down the salt 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.
How do penguins drink?
Penguins usually drink the milk from their family's father or their mate's pouch that they have in their throat and drink that kind of the same way they eat.
What do penguins drink?
Penguins drink any water they can get access to - fresh or salt. When ashore they will drink fresh water from pools and streams and can sometimes be seen drinking water preened off their backs during rain showers. At sea penguins must drink salt water and they are able to do this because they have special glands abound the eye sockets that extract excess salt from the blood. The excess salt is excreted as a salty fluid through the nasal passages.
What do penguins live on?
Food,water,air, and carbondioxide.They eat fish that their parents regurgitate. They drink water.
What kind of water does a penguin drink?
They get all their water through the things they eat.
