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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. ...

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are able to recognize
individuals and navigate the rocky terrain on which they live quite well.
Long of body and short of leg, they probably poke their heads forward as
an aid to balance. And as for looking at the ground, they're merely-like
us-keeping an eye on where they're going.

The human eye is adapted for aerial vision, which is why scuba divers-or
even you and I in the local swimming pool-must wear goggles or a face mask
to re-introduce air in front of our eyes in order to see clearly.

Among vertebrates in general, the bird eye is frequently described as the
most efficient. Its superior quality, combined with the fact that a large
number of birds-cormorants, pelicans, seagulls, even ducks, as well as
penguins-get their food from water, obviously deserved research beyond
that possible in a controlled environment such as an aquarium or zoo.
Professor Jacob Sivak of the University of Waterloo and his associate,
Professor Howard Howland of Cornell University, had a ...

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Added: 7/7/2006 10:09:16 PM
Category: Science & Nature
Type: Premium Paper
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