How can penguins stand on ice and snow for days on end and not get frozen feet? I'd love to know how they manage to keep their feet from freezing.
2007-01-19 07:49:47 · 12 answers · asked by devilishjellybeanz 1 in Environment
i don't know about penguins but ducks have no feeling in their feet that's how they swim in ice cold water with no problem. maybe penguins don't either
2007-01-19 08:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by izaboe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Out of the 18 species of penguin, only 2 of them live on ice, so the vast majority of penguins don't have this problem.
2007-01-19 08:03:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They actually wear neoprene flip flops, but the wildlife programmes never show them(ruins the image really). A young eskimo entrepreneur came up with the idea 34 years ago and sells them for 5 fish a pair. The funniest sight is seeing 4268 pairs of them lined up on the edge of an icecap at mealtimes.
2007-01-19 08:04:06 · answer #3 · answered by Dava 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They have a system of arteries that moves the blood around so that warm blood is pumped into the feet and the cold is pumped back into the body, but still the feet are only a couple of degrees above freezing.
2016-03-29 05:05:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i recommend the following book -
"Why Don't Pengiuns' Feet Freeze? .... And 114 Other Questions!" From the New Scientist.
2007-01-19 08:02:02 · answer #5 · answered by linkysplinx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their feet have a sort of natural anti-freeze in the cells and also are mostly made of thick leathery skin and bones - there is not much flesh to freeze.
2007-01-19 08:00:24 · answer #6 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the `Blood`, the minimisation of the feet compared to the rest of the body.
The same as `Ar-tic Fox`.
2007-01-21 05:41:13 · answer #7 · answered by CLIVE C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blood returns to the centre of the body very frequently for re-heating
2007-01-19 07:57:44 · answer #8 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause their too busy dancing up a storm! YAY FOR HAPPY FEET.
2007-01-19 08:05:45 · answer #9 · answered by medium.skate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not afraid of commitment.
Their love keeps them warm.
2007-01-19 07:56:44 · answer #10 · answered by Darth Vader 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋