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Q: What is most likely the reason ostriches and penguins do not have the gift of flight?
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Why do ostriches eat feces?

same reason as dogs they are lacking vitamins


How do adelie penguins escape penguins?

Adelie penguins are not preyed upon by other penguins, so there is no reason for them to escape.


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yes, this is one reason they can't fly


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If you were banned on Club Penguin for no reason, then it means that somebody lied to the moderators when they reported you and also because the ostriches can fly they have no more room for the bodies in the trunk.


Does a bird die if it doesn't fly?

Some birds don't fly, like penguins and ostriches, but they survive. For birds that normally do fly, not being able to do so would cause them difficulties, in terms of things like getting food and getting away from where they were born. If they were born on a high cliff or tree, then it would be difficult for them to get away if they can't fly. They could fall and die or be caught by predators. So birds that normally can fly, but aren't able to do so for whatever reason, are more likely to die.


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Penguins are hatched from eggs, not born through live birth -- which would be the only reason why a penguin would have a bellybutton -- but because they aren't, they don't.


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Have there been studies with penguins and the north pole?

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What are the main reasons penguins are endangered?

The main reason they are endangered is because we take their meal, which is fish. Now, biological scientists plan to make a fishing reserve for penguins only.