adaptation of penguins write ten points about it
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Heavy, solid bones. These act like a diver's weight belt, allowing them to stay underwater.
Paddle-like flippers. ...
Short wedge-shaped tail. ...
Strong legs with webbed feet. ...
Long thin bill. ...
Special feathers. ...
Blubber. ...
Salt glands.
Keeping cool
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1 - Penguins waddle when they walk - this saves them energy because they are tall with short legs.
2 - Penguins move fastest on snow and ice by "tobogganing" - they lie on their front and push themselves with their feet, they can go faster than you can run.
3 - Penguins have strong claws and strong short legs, these grip onto slippery rocks or ice when they come out of the sea.
4 - Penguins pull their feet in close for streamlining when swimming, like an aircraft pulling in its wheels Penguins can stick a foot out as a water-brake, they can turn and head back where they came in 1/5th of a second.
5 - Penguin "wings" are adapted to be short, stiff flippers for "flying" in water. The elbow and wrist joints are fixed to give a rigid flipper for swimming underwater
6 - Penguins collect air in their feathers by preening especially before going to sea, it insulates against the cold. This trapped air helps the penguin swim at top speed by releasing as tiny bubbles which reduce drag, very useful when escaping predators
7 - All penguins apart from King and Emperor penguins build a nest. They are a low pile of stones so if the temperature rises and snow melts, the nest is not flooded.
8 - Emperor and King penguin parents keep their egg and then the young chick on their feet, it is covered by a flap of skin called a brood pouch until they are large enough to keep themselves warm.
9 - Penguins often nest in large colonies which makes it easier to head out to sea together, this helps them fish for food better and avoid predators both in the sea and on land
10 - Like other birds, penguins lay eggs which have to be kept warm all the time, the parents take it in turns to look after the egg or go to sea to feed
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