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Do penguins have a salt gland or a sweat gland?
Penguins have a salt gland, not a sweat gland. The salt gland helps them to excrete excess salt from their bodies, which is particularly useful for penguins that live in marine environments. Sweat glands are not as common in animals that live in cold climates like penguins do.
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.
Can penguins live in saltwater?
Not permently, Penguins live on land and swim in salt water to catch food.
Do Penguins Live Salt Water?
yes they do or they would dye without swimming in salt water
What do fairy penguins drink?
they drink salt water because their body can filter and break down the salt water.
Do penguins have organs above there eyes?
Yes, penguins have organs above their eyes. It allows salt water to be converted into fresh water.
Do penguins need air to breathe underwater?
yes penguins do need air to breath underwater.
Why do people need Antarctica?
So we can have penguins. Everybody. Loves. Penguins.
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.
What do all penguins need to survive?
Penguins need fish to eat, and a secluded place where they can raise baby penguins without being killed by predatory seals.
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.
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.
