Do penguins fly?

Question

I really want to know.

Answer 1

Penguins are birds which cannot fly.The reason for this is how they evolved,and to find out how they evolved scientists need to study fossils.Penguin fossils are very rare.Only a few has been found.The oldest is a species called waimanu,which was found in New Zealand,and is 65 million years old.Scientists say that these ancient birds were already sea going at that time,which means that penguins were always flightless and aquatic.The reason might be because of their habitat.In cold regions food is more easily found in the water,thats why they developed short wings developed for swimming and diving only,not for flight.

Answer 2

Check the archives. There was just a post where 187 people answered that no, penguins do not fly.

Answer 3

Nope!...Long ago the ancestor's of penguins were birds that could fly. However, they evolved to become superb divers, and in the process lost the power of flight. A flying bird has to minimise its weight.

Answer 4

Flightless birds like the ostrich generally lose their flight muscles and their furcula or wishbone, which is where some of the flight muscles are attached. Penguins, OTOH, retain their wishbone and flight muscles because they fly underwater. They often fly directly from the water onto land as well.

Answer 5

YES, they fly through the midnight air resueing 1 person at a time. Then they join forces with the unicorns to defeat the evil leprachauns!

Answer 6

Watch them " fly " through the water. That is their flight medium.

Answer 7

No they are a flightless bird.

But I have seen monkeys fly.

(Wizard of Oz reference)

Answer 8

no they can't fly because they live in a very cold place they swim

Answer 9

No,I am sure it can't able to fly

Answer 10

of course yes