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by Oatmeal3 on January 26th, 2007

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Why do penguins no fly?

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  • by wallbanger on January 26th, 2007

    wallbanger

    Because of evolution. Their habitat conatins food from the sea so they no longer needed wings to fly to seek food but needed an adaption to maneuver in the water. Thus the sleek shape to travel through water and the flippers.

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  • by debsmooth on February 1st, 2007

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    Every time I see this I start to sing that little-heard Bob Marley hit, "No Penguin, No Fly."

    Sing with me now!

    Said - said - said:
    I remember when we used to sit on the ice floes in Prince William Sound,
    Oba - obaserving dee photgraphers
    As they would mingle with the good penguins we meet.
    Good fish we have, oh, good fish weve lost
    Along the way.
    In this great tundra, you cant forget your past;
    So dry your tears, I seh.

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  • by CousinVinny on January 31st, 2007

    CousinVinny

    Maybe because they live in a no fly zone.

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  • by MrLugubrious on February 1st, 2007

    MrLugubrious

    They're better off swimming. It's not like they've got any real need for flight in their location.

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  • by Volt on January 31st, 2007

    Volt

    They do fly,underwater that is, after yummy fish.

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  • by anonymous on February 14th, 2007

    anonymous

    they wings not support weight...----by the way,... I think this has been my favorite question since joining answerbag. When I say it out loud it reminds me of a caveman.

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  • by tripwire on February 3rd, 2007

    tripwire

    They do! It's just under water that's all!

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  • by fishnets on January 31st, 2007

    fishnets

    Because they have fat bodies and little wings.

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  • by Anonymous271 on January 31st, 2007

    Anonymous271

    Penguins don't have big wings. They just can't.

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  • by mekare on February 26th, 2007

    mekare

    little wings and big bellies

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  • by Firebrand on February 14th, 2007

    Firebrand

    Because they do not have wings, it could prove rather difficult

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  • by R U Sirius on February 14th, 2007

    R U Sirius

    Because swimming and flying would be way too much too handle in 1 day.

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  • by Anonymous on February 14th, 2007

    Anonymous

    Because they're chubby and made for extreme cold resistance. Mother nature's wonder, i guess.

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  • by Anonymous on February 14th, 2007

    Anonymous

    Because they have to much fat and short stumpy wings. i just think their cute.

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  • by bgoodjohnny on February 16th, 2007

    bgoodjohnny

    Because they are all Thalidomide Penguins

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  • by Universe Of Life on February 16th, 2007

    Universe Of Life

    They did millions of years ago ... but the minimum use of there wings caused years of evolution to change their structure to suit there main environment ...


    John Sparks and Tony Soper (1987) points out that the evolutionary history of penguins can be seen as an account of the gradual perfection of flight beneath the surface. Some 100 millions years ago, the ancestors of today’s penguins were shearwater-like birds, traversing the oceans. During the next 30 million years, they lost their ability to fly and emerged as penguins- a little different in structure from modern ones (Sparks And Soper 1987).



    http://bss.sfsu.edu/holzman/courses/Fall99Projects/penguin.htm

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  • by R U Sirius on February 16th, 2007

    R U Sirius

    Because they are not allowed in the ---no fly zone.

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  • by singwell-is off researching a lot on February 14th, 2007

    singwell-is off researching a lot

    God made them that way because they do not need to fly. there are no land predators. they need to swim and swim fast, both to catch fish and to get away from animals that will eat them

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