• Question: Why cant penguins fly?

    Asked by aishahxx to Emma, Jimmy, Janet, Niall, Simon on 18 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Niall Crawford

      Niall Crawford answered on 18 Mar 2013:

      They’ve evolved to swim fast and live in the cold, this has given them stumpy wings and thick fat layers which make it impossible for them to fly.

    • Photo: Simon Park

      Simon Park answered on 18 Mar 2013:

      I guess that they’ve evolved to “fly” under water. In air they’re far too heavy for their small wings to support them.

    • Photo: Emma Ashley

      Emma Ashley answered on 18 Mar 2013:

      Yep they’ve adapted to their environment and they don’t need to fly. Their wings are disproportionately small for their body and they can’t hold their weight whilst in the air.

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