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Studying Penguins
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December 1, 2008
Hello,
I am a student at Mabry middle School. My name is Meghan. My group and I are making a movie about Antarctic penguins adaptations. We are researching the adelie, gentoo, and chinstrap. Your information was very helpful but we still have more questions. The following are the questions we have. It would be of great help if you could answer them or lead us to a source that could help. Thank you for your time.
-Meghan
1. Why are penguins put into captivity?
2. Does captivity have a positive or negative effect on penguins?
3. What are the effects?
4. What can we do to help?
5. Why do penguins have dense bones?
Meghan - USA
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The reason Penguins are put into captivity is the same reason you put other animals in zoos -- mainly for the entertainment and education of people. In some cases, Penguins are put in to captivity to study their behavior and health issues.
The positive side of captivity is that the Penguins are well fed, but the negative effects are that there confined to close quarters and are not allowed to swim great distances were do things that Penguins naturally do. This can create psychological problems for the Penguins and makes for unhappy animals.
With global warming, some breeds of Penguins may be threatened with extinction. In such a case, captivity is a last resort to prevent complete extinction of the breed.
Zoos and animal parks are trying to improve the environment other animals including penguins they have on display. You can help by encouraging your local zoo to have good conditions for the Penguins they have.
Birds have low density bones, to reduce their weight so they can fly. Since Penguins don't fly, dense bones are an advantage for swimming.
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