Why don't penguins get frostbite?

Answer 1

Penguins use oil to stop feathers from becoming waterlogged, and thus losing heat at a much faster rate. The feet and underfeet are generously supplied with the heat trapping under feathers. Ther are also fat deposits that store heat, there. These feathers are short, very fine and multi-multi branched which traps an enormous amount of air that heated and forms insulation. keeping in body heat. Blood is resricted somewhat to external appendages like feet, although not stopped comepletely. The birds have a countercurrent heat exchange system that has ascending and descending blood vessels side by side. The heart-pumped descending oxygenated blood is cooled by adjacent rising, colder returning blood. That way the blood in the legs and feet are cooler and lose less heat to the environment than core temperature blood.
Many penguin species migrate northward during the Antarctic winter, to warmer seas and Islands. (e.g. the Falklands etc.). One Penguin species migrates up as far north as the coast of South Africa, another to the Galapagos Islands.
But the Emperor penguin, endures the Antarctic winter considerably inland to incubate their eggs, which they place between the tops of their feet and their fat bellies which completely covers the egg. It is the largest penguin species and the male and female take turns incubating and fishing.

Answer 2

When you compare the shape of a penguin to something that would get frostbite (like a human), you can see that penguins are shorter and stockier. Their body shape means they have a small amount of surface area exposed to the cold. The less surface area something has, the slower it loses heat. When you combine their well designed body shape with their feathers/skin, you get warm, toasty, and frostbite free Penguins.

Answer 3

Well I think that depends on the penguin, not all live in a cold climate. There are 17 species: Emperor**King**Rockhoppers**Gentoo** Magellanic**Galapagos**Adelie**African
**Little**Royal**Yellow-eyed**Snares** Chinstrap**Humboldt**Macroni**Fiordland
**Erect-crested
and they are found all over the world including Africa and Australia. That having been said it is probably possible for the warmer climate type to get frostbite.

Answer 4

A penguin's feet are like a duck's feet, so they don't have any protective layers of hair or fat. I would guess that it would have to do with an internal thermostat. Cold / warm blooded creatures must adapt to their surroundings. Maybe it's the lack of blood that keeps their feet from freezing up. Or, maybe their pumped full of hot blood that is heated from their little fat bodies.
Being flightless, they have no alternative but to adapt. Besides, their easier to punt when they're not stuck to the ground.

Answer 5

Like arctic fish, penguins have a type of anti freeze in their blood. their fur is very tight against their skin as well allowing warmth. the oils in their fur also allows for warmth when they dive in the water. All these things combined prevent them from freezing

Answer 6

After years of evolution, they have developed a skin/feather system that protects them from the extreme weather in Antarctica.

Answer 7

great question i think it is because their skin is actually tiny little feathers that act as a great insulating blanket

Answer 8

BECAUSE GOD MADE THEM THAT WAY. VERY THICK SKIN AND ALL. YA KNOW