Why Are Penguin Feathers Waterproof? | Antarctica | Lindblad Expeditions
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penguins are species that are adapted to very cold water so in order to survive those very low temperatures they need to be fully waterproof
they just go with the bill and they just squeeze that land then they take some part of that oil and they just smear it all around all their feathers
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Penguins make their feathers waterproof by grooming themselves using oil from their uropygial gland. The oil repels water. Video by Rodrigo Moterani aboard the National Geographic Resolution in Antarctica. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/LEX_YouTube Join the conversation: Facebook: http://bit.ly/LEX_FB Instagram: http://bit.ly/LEX_Instagram Twitter: http://bit.ly/LEX_Twitter Blog: http://bit.ly/LEX_Blog