• Question: Do penguins have knees?

    Asked by sesquipedalianist to Chris, Kay, Kerstin, Lorna, Liv on 17 Mar 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Kerstin Zechner

      Kerstin Zechner answered on 17 Mar 2010:

      I don’t think so and I think that’s why they walk so funny. Not having knees is an advantage in the water, but not so much on land. I guess since they get their food from the ocean, it’s better for them not to be “knee-less”.

    • Photo: Kay Penicud

      Kay Penicud answered on 18 Mar 2010:

      I don’t know! They have genes though….

    • Photo: Olivia Hibbitt

      Olivia Hibbitt answered on 19 Mar 2010:

      Hey sesqui…..sespuippp……

      hey……I think penguins probably do have something that looks like knees! Most animals do! It will be the joint between the three main bones in the lower limb. Comparative anatomy is actually really interesting…..did you know that horses actually walk on their toes?

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