Question

What are the two adaptive features of penguin that helps in swimming

Answer 1

Swimming features of penguin:

1. Penguins have webbed feet, which make swimming easier for them.
2. Their body is streamlined that making swimming easy.
3. When swimming, the black color on their backs helps them blend in with the darkness of the ocean from predators viewing from above.
4. Their white bellies help them blend in with the bright surface of the ocean when viewed by predators and prey from below.
5. Penguins are adapted with solid bones, instead of the usual hollow, lightweight bones found in birds. This helps them swim because solid bones reduce buoyancy the tendency to float.