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Webbed feet help animals swim. There are many reasons that this helps them survive in their environment. It helps them swim, which helps them catch prey and escape predators. Webbed feet help beavers make their dam. They help animals just get around in general

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Webbed feet work much like flippers. Animals with webbed feet are better able to move through water. Dogs, like Labradors, have webbed feet that allow for better swimming.

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Animals that spend a lot of time in water, like ducks and frogs, have webbed feet to help them swim. They work as paddles and quickly propel the animal through the water.

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they help animals swim faster than animals with normal feet

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birds like ducks and other birds that swim have webbed feet to make them swim faster

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Webbed feet have a bigger surface area which helps the ducks swim faster.

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Aquatic birds (waterfowl, ducks, swans, geese, etc) have webbed feet to help propel them efficiently over the surface of the water.

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They have webbed feet to help them swim faster.

e.g.ducks, emperor penguins

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to swim

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Why do ducks have webbed feet and gulls have webbed feet but the are different birds?

they both land in water


Do birds have webbed feet?

It depends on the bird. Typically, water fowl (like ducks) have webbed feet (with some exceptions.) Other birds do not.


Why are webbed useful to water bird?

Webbed feet have a bigger surface area which helps the ducks swim faster.


Do turkeys have webbed feet?

No. Not all birds have webbed feet. Webbed feet are only required by birds at spend a lot of time in and near water, such as shorebirds, seabirds and waterfowl. Birds that do not have webbed feet include birds of prey, poultry, parrots, songbirds, kingfishers and pigeons, just to name a few.


When are webbed feet useful?

When swimming- it helps to move more swiftly in the water.


Where woulds birds with webbed feet most likely live?

In or near water.


What is the purpose of birds with webbed feet?

I believe the webbed feet are to help them swim.


Do robin birds have webbed feet?

No not all birds have webbed feet. Some birds have webbed feet because they swim; take a duck for instance, they use their feet to paddle in the water. Now other birds say like a parrot do not have webbed feet. They use their feet to cling to branches they sit on also to hold their food.


Why don't eagles have webbed feet?

Generally, only birds that live on or near the water have webbed feet to aid in swimming. Birds of prey have individual "toes" or claws (talons) to grip their prey.


What environment might webbed feet be useful?

Webbed feet are found on creatures which are semi-aquatic, spending much of their time in the water, but also needing to get about on dry land.


Why do some birds have sharp beaks talons or webbed feet?

Most water birds have webbed feet but the blue-footed booby has both. The blue feet are part of the male's attraction for the female. Other birds have other things that attract females such as the large tail in peacocks and even in wild turkeys.


What are webbed mammals?

A web footed animal is an animal that has webbed feet like a duck, goose, or a Flamingo. Many birds have webbed feet. Frogs and some Salamanders do too.