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Penguins


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: the eyes have it! LIFE SCIENCES
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Myopic little men in tuxedos, or highly efficient land/water animals?
Recent research indicates there's more to 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 ...

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out of place.

In fact the reverse is true. During a recent stay on the Falkland Islands,
a Canadian researcher discovered that penguins 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 ...

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Added: 3/23/2004 11:54:29 AM
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