Skip to comments.
Why Did Penguins Stop Flying? The Answer Is Evolutionary
National Geographic ^
| May 20, 2013
| Brian Handwerk
Posted on 05/21/2013 7:34:58 PM PDT by EveningStar
Penguins lost the ability to fly eons ago, and scientists may have finally figured out why. A new study suggests that getting off the ground eventually just took too much effort for birds that were becoming expert swimmers.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.nationalgeographic.com ...
TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; penguins
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-54 next last
To: EveningStar
That’s how I feel about Physical Therapy. I’d much rather sit on the couch with the clicker rather than cause pains in my knee by doig the stupid exercises.
To: EveningStar
3
posted on
05/21/2013 7:38:03 PM PDT
by
doc1019
(There is absolutely no difference between pro-choice and pro-abortion.)
To: doc1019
Have you ever seen them underwater? They fly.
4
posted on
05/21/2013 7:39:27 PM PDT
by
DManA
To: EveningStar
I’m guessing they’re Down
5
posted on
05/21/2013 7:41:02 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
To: EveningStar
Because Jerry Brown built them a high speed rail line?
To: DManA
I thought they skated
7
posted on
05/21/2013 7:42:18 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: EveningStar
They got sick of the lines and hassles at TSA, no seat leg room, late arrivals, and paying for checked bags.
To: EveningStar
Maybe they had no reason to fly.
9
posted on
05/21/2013 7:43:05 PM PDT
by
InvisibleChurch
(http://thegatwickview.tumblr.com/)
To: EveningStar
The more interesting question these days with the carney barker in the White Hut pressroom is: Why did pigs start flying since 0bama get re-elected?
10
posted on
05/21/2013 7:43:51 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: DManA
‘Have you ever seen them underwater? They fly.’
Boy, was I ever wrong. I thought they stopped flying because ice skates were invented.
To: EveningStar
12
posted on
05/21/2013 7:44:20 PM PDT
by
rktman
(BACKGROUND CHECKS? YOU FIRST mr. president(not that we'd get the truth!))
To: DManA
Perhaps that is why they have pseudo wings ... not because they once spent their time in the wild blue yonder. Just a thought.
13
posted on
05/21/2013 7:44:23 PM PDT
by
doc1019
(There is absolutely no difference between pro-choice and pro-abortion.)
To: EveningStar
And how much did they get paid to figure this one out?
lol
Anyway, which is more evolved swimming or flying?
So man evolves and learns to fly, unnaturally of course but he does fly in contraptions after evolving from a fish.
Seems more like devolving to me, but then it is a matter of opinion I guess.
To: EveningStar
Or maybe God made them to swim instead of fly.
15
posted on
05/21/2013 7:46:32 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Inside every liberal and WOD defender is a totalitarian screaming to get out.)
To: EveningStar
To become food for orcas?
16
posted on
05/21/2013 7:47:02 PM PDT
by
jwalsh07
To: EveningStar
17
posted on
05/21/2013 7:47:12 PM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: EveningStar
Oh goody! Another idiotic “scientific” evolution story from Nat Geo.
18
posted on
05/21/2013 7:48:08 PM PDT
by
DennisR
(Look around - God gives countless, indisputable clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
To: doc1019
It’s just fun to think about. It has nothing to do with the state of my eternal soul.
19
posted on
05/21/2013 7:48:18 PM PDT
by
DManA
To: EveningStar
They did?
20
posted on
05/21/2013 7:49:47 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-54 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson
