Do they use it to swim or walk? why are they important?
2006-06-30 02:01:40 · 10 answers · asked by airimluvs 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
They swim while hunting, so they need them to go fast enough to catch fish
2006-06-30 02:04:54 · answer #1 · answered by net_at_nite 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They use the 'flippers' that developed from wings to 'fly' underwater.
Without their flippers they'd just be sausages with beaks when they got in the water.
In birds the hipbones and the ribcage are fused into one solid piece, so penguins don't have the spinal flexibility to swim like aquatic mammals. Their webbed feet just help with steering in the water.
The single piece torso is why they waddle, they can't compensate for the shifting weight by swinging their pelvis' like we do
2006-06-30 02:50:47 · answer #2 · answered by corvis_9 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
penguins were anciently birds not Marine animals. they had flippers in order to fly. but in the long coarse of evolution and their habit & habitate they became marin. their flippers reduced and now are useful in order to swim.
2006-06-30 02:08:30 · answer #3 · answered by Peeyush 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The flippers are used to change direction while swiming.
2006-06-30 05:33:59 · answer #4 · answered by Luchador 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Penguins have flippers to s.......... . they can w........... and s...... at the same time. Now fill in the blanks ! the first letter of each word is given.
2006-06-30 08:51:51 · answer #5 · answered by The best 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
swim under water
2006-06-30 04:41:07 · answer #6 · answered by Stephen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they swim instead of fly.
2006-06-30 02:04:36 · answer #7 · answered by Trish 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they use it for swimming, yes, it's important, to get away from predators.
2006-06-30 08:25:18 · answer #8 · answered by Brian Lewis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They use it to swim!
2006-06-30 02:04:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They use them for balance.
2006-06-30 02:07:11 · answer #10 · answered by Pepper 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋