why is the outer coat of penguin of antartica black
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Here are a few things to take in consideration
-All the penguin species of Antarctica have the same black back, white bellies default coat colouration
- Their heat conservation is not exclusively from absorbing the sun with their black coloured coating, as they seem to have other things that would help them with their body heat such as stored body fats, mass penguin huddles and despite being birds, they have what appears to be more fur-like than feathers.
- Let’s think about where they sit on the food chain and what their predators are and where they come from.
Their predators would probably be seals, killer whales and birds of prey which means that the danger zone here is in the water, as these predators use the sea as their hunting ground.
Now, when they are just on the surface of the water before surveying the areas before holding their breaths to dive underwater for their hunt, notice how you never see a penguin (unless it’s dead) float on its back, but specifically on with their bellies underwater and their backs above water? This is where their tuxedo colours come to play, with camouflage.
The ocean from the sky above (bird’s eye view) is very dark, contrasting with the white drifting masses of ice it is near black, so its black back would make it much more difficult for the birds up there to find them.
From underwater, the bellies are white, and the water is different underneath as the sun, shines down upon the sea making the view from down there, when looking at the surface where the penguins are floating very bright, like when someone shines a torch at your face, their white bellies would make it more difficult for sea hunters to tell the difference between the glare of the sun and their bellies.
Well, that’s what I think, don’t get me wrong I’m no penguin expert, but I have gone on enough guided tours on coastal areas to somewhat understand penguins at a slightly above average level.
hope it helps......☺☺☺☺
Here are a few things to take in consideration
-All the penguin species of Antarctica have the same black back, white bellies default coat colouration
- Their heat conservation is not exclusively from absorbing the sun with their black coloured coating, as they seem to have other things that would help them with their body heat such as stored body fats, mass penguin huddles and despite being birds, they have what appears to be more fur-like than feathers.
- Let’s think about where they sit on the food chain and what their predators are and where they come from.
Their predators would probably be seals, killer whales and birds of prey which means that the danger zone here is in the water, as these predators use the sea as their hunting ground.
Now, when they are just on the surface of the water before surveying the areas before holding their breaths to dive underwater for their hunt, notice how you never see a penguin (unless it’s dead) float on its back, but specifically on with their bellies underwater and their backs above water? This is where their tuxedo colours come to play, with camouflage.
The ocean from the sky above (bird’s eye view) is very dark, contrasting with the white drifting masses of ice it is near black, so its black back would make it much more difficult for the birds up there to find them.
From underwater, the bellies are white, and the water is different underneath as the sun, shines down upon the sea making the view from down there, when looking at the surface where the penguins are floating very bright, like when someone shines a torch at your face, their white bellies would make it more difficult for sea hunters to tell the difference between the glare of the sun and their bellies.
Well, that’s what I think, don’t get me wrong I’m no penguin expert, but I have gone on enough guided tours on coastal areas to somewhat understand penguins at a slightly above average level.
hope it helps......☺☺☺☺
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