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Essay Galaxy - Penguins: The Eyes Have It!
Penguins: The Eyes Have It!
Myopic little men in tuxedos, or highly efficient land/water animals?
Recent research indicates there's more to penguins than meets the eye.
If you've every wondered what it would be like to be able to see as
clearly under water as you can on land, just ask the nearest penguin.Most
aquatic animals are short-sighted on land. Most terrestrial animals (and
that includes us) are far-sighted under water. But researchers have
discovered that penguins can apparently see equally well in both
environments, because of the unique structure of their eyes.
Penguins have to be able to see well under water because their diet
consists mainly of plankton, molluscs, crustaceans, and the inevitable
fish. Through a special slowing-down of their heart rate they're able,
like many other diving animals, to stay submerged long enough to search
out and chase what....
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