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Some penguins stay in the water for as long as 5 months, swimming thousands of miles. They can even sleep in the water. They come ashore to breed, moult and grow new feathers.
Penguins at seaPenguins have many adaptations for a life at sea, including:
- Modified wings called flippers to 'fly' through the water
- A gland to spread an oil like sustance over their feathers when preening to help keep them waterproof
- A streamlined shape
- Waterproof feathers (outer layer)
- A layer of down next to their skin to trap air and keep them warm
- A salt gland above their eyes to filter salt from seawater, providing penguins with freshwater.
- REASON:-
- Penguins don't get bothered by the cold as we would think they do because of the layers of fat on their bodies. However, some penguin species that do not live in the colder regions, get too hot and that is a concern for them. Due to global warming it has become even more of a concern out there. They often extend their flippers to help stay cool. They also spend more time in the water when the heat is too hot for them on land.
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What ocean zone do penguins live in?
They live in the Antarctic Ocean. The South Pole, a.k.a. Antarctica
What eats penguins?
Penguins may be eaten by elephant seals, sharks, and killer whales (orca).Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their lives on land and half in the ocean.
Penguins go in water?
they spend most of their time in water
Is a penguin a marine animal?
Yes, penguins are marine animals. They spend most of their lives in the ocean, hunting for food such as fish, squid, and krill. Penguins are also highly adapted to life in the water, with strong flippers for swimming and diving.
What life zone in the ocean does an emporer penguin live in?
Emperor penguins primarily live in the frigid waters of the Antarctic Ocean, which is also known as the Southern Ocean. They are well adapted to the harsh conditions of this polar region, where they spend most of their lives hunting for fish, squid, and krill.
What most helps emperor penguins survive in an ocean environment?
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Where does Poseidon spend most of his time?
In the Ocean
Are penguins wings evolved for flying?
Most still do, they're just very tiny.
Home of emperor penguins?
they spend most of their life at sea, coming ashore to rest and breed.
Do penguins really fly?
No, technically penguins cannot fly. Penguins are birds, so they do have wings. However, the wing structures of penguins are evolved for swimming, rather than flying in the traditional sense.
What do most penguins eat?
Little penguins eat fish, but the parents chew it for them,and then throw up the food in the little penguins mouth.
What features of Penguins make them different from other birds?
Penguins are birds and they cannot fly. The one cool thing about penguins are that they can swim in cold water and they eat fish and not worms like other birds. Every bird has a special quality or something that is "cool" about them. And penguins cannot fly but they swim. Penguins are aqua-dynamic, not aero-dynamic, like most other birds.
