A penguin's waddle stems from an adaption to their frigid environment. The waddle keeps their body cavity from exposure to the elements and it appears to be the most efficient way for them to walk. Did you know a penguin can hold their br...
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Penguins are among nature's most adorable creatures, at least partly because of their eccentric walk -- a waddling motion that recalls Charlie Chaplin's performance as "The Little Tramp." ... Is the penguins' waddle a sensible accommodation to their body shape? Or is it just an evolutionary goof-up, a big waste of energy?
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www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2000/12/21/MN...
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Gentoo penguins and their chicks screech from their rookery at Waterboat Point on Paradise Bay off the Antarctic Peninsula with the cruise ship Discovery in the background. If the ship's profile looks familiar, it's because the vessel co-starred with a sister ship in the 1970s TV show "The Love Boat.";
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www.sacbee.com/794/story/11181.html
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Though they glide through water with the greatest of ease, penguins on land are ungainly creatures. Indeed, when it comes to walking, penguins expend twice as much energy as any other terrestrial animal of the same size. Their distinctive w...
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Still, it appears nature gave penguins their waddle for good reason: To conserve energy. ... The side-to-side waddle is obvious. But penguins -- as well as other animals and people, for that matter -- also waddle forward and backward.
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www.cnn.com/2001/NATURE/01/01/penguin.waddle/index.html
www.cnn.com/2001/NATURE/01/01/penguin.waddle/index.html
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There has recently been a lot of research into why penguins waddle. It seems that this is the best way for a short legged animal to walk - the swaying back and forth between steps conserves the momentum of the bird and it uses much less energy that way.
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www.adelie.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/FAQs/waddle.htm
www.adelie.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/FAQs/waddle.htm
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With their feathery tuxedoes and charming Chilly Willy-waddle, penguins are the quintessence of cute. Small wonder they're featured in Coke commercials, movies like "Madagascar" and "March of the Penguins" and children's toys galore. ... "Compared to other terrestrial animals, penguins have an excessive amount of side-to-side,
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www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-01/uoh-pwb011206.p...
www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-01/uoh-pwb011206.php
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With their feathery tuxedoes and charming Chilly Willy-waddle, penguins are the quintessence of cute. Small wonder they're featured in Coke commercials, movies like "Madagascar" and "March of the Penguins" and children's toys galore.
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www.scienceblog.com/cms/penguins_waddle_but_they_dont_f...
www.scienceblog.com/cms/penguins_waddle_but_they_dont_fall_down_9742
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On the slide ... An Emperor penguin and its young in a scene from the documentary March of the Penguins. Photo: Reuters ... "The Antarctic penguins already have a long march behind them," Anna Reynolds, deputy director of WWF's Global Climate Change Programme, said in a statement at the Bali climate talks.
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www.theage.com.au/news/world/unhappy-feet/2007/12/11/11...
www.theage.com.au/news/world/unhappy-feet/2007/12/11/1197135455022.html
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