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Ducks have no blood vessels or nerves in their feet so they don't feel the freezing cold water.Their webbed feet also makes them go faster when swimming because if they didn't have webbed feet, water would go right through the spaces and they are adapted to living on water.
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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.
Do penguins have fingers?
No. Penguins are birds, and birds do not have fingers. Penguins have wings, which they use like flippers, and they have webbed feet.
What ways do penguin use their flippers?
Penguins flap their flippers to swim underwater, like birds flap their wings to fly through the air. They paddle with their webbed feet when floating on the surface.
How are the feet useful to the birds?
The type of feet bird have can vary by species. Many types of birds have three toes which point forward and one that points backwards. This type of foot allows them to perch and hold onto branches.
How do frogs swim?
Frogs that swim use their powerful hind legs and webbed feet to propel them through the water.
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.
Do penguins have fingers?
No. Penguins are birds, and birds do not have fingers. Penguins have wings, which they use like flippers, and they have webbed feet.
How birds' feet help them move through water?
To stand on (like on branches of trees.) Some birds use their feet in different ways. The feet of aquatic birds (ducks, penguins, etc.) are webbed for swimming. Predatory birds (eagles, hawks, owls) have talons which they use to catch their prey. Large flightless birds (ostriches, emus) use their feet for running very fast.
What do Galapagos penguins have in common with birds?
They have wings, which they use to swim instead of fly. They have feathers and they lay eggs. They have webbed feet and beaks.
Why do flamingos need their feet?
They use their webbed feet to stand in mud in the water. They use their long legs to wade into water m uch deeper than most birds can go.
What type of legs do egrets have and why do they need it like that?
The egrets have webbed legs like ducks, but unlike them, they don't use them for swimming, but for wading. A lot of birds like this have webbed feet don't use them for swimming. For example the flamingo, storks, herons etc
Do turtles use their webbed feet to swim?
Yes
What does the platypus use its webbed feet and tail for?
to swim and
What is the use of webbed feet?
the use of web feet are for swimming and it makes it easier
Why do River Otters use webbed feet to walk?
because they swim to
What ways do penguin use their flippers?
Penguins flap their flippers to swim underwater, like birds flap their wings to fly through the air. They paddle with their webbed feet when floating on the surface.
How are the feet useful to the birds?
The type of feet bird have can vary by species. Many types of birds have three toes which point forward and one that points backwards. This type of foot allows them to perch and hold onto branches.
