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How does penguin adapt so as to be able to prey on fishes?
Original post by Jennlimseeshee
How does penguin adapt so as to be able to prey on fishes?


You can read about how they catch fish here

http://www.pinguins.info/Engels/Voeding_vangen_eng.html
https://sciencing.com/penguins-hunt-food-4567269.html

1. How do penguins catch their food while they are swimming and do they have teeth?

Adélie Penguins do not have teeth but the edges of their beak are VERY sharp. Their mouth and tongues are lined with stiff spines that point backward, down the throat. This prevents fish and squid from squirming loose, and helps them swallow the live prey (krill, fish, and squid). The prey often are caught under ice floes where they are hiding as well as feeding on diatoms that grow on the underside and within the ice. Penguins swim under the ice catching the prey, one at a time, in their bills and swallowing them whole.
Thank you sooo muchh!!!!!

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