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They survive because their bodies, produce a chemical that filters the water that they drink
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They don't. You cannot "filter" dissolved salt from water, but you can use osmosis, as do the penguins and other marine animals.
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∙ 15y agoHow do penguins drink water when all around them is salt water? They have an organ above their eyes that converts saltwater to fresh, drinkable water.
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∙ 14y agofish dont drink salt water they just feel it
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∙ 14y agotheir 1/3 fish
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What do fairy penguins drink?
they drink salt water because their body can filter and break down the salt water.
What kind of water does a penguin drink?
They get all their water through the things they eat.
What do penguins drink?
Penguins drink any water they can get access to - fresh or salt. When ashore they will drink fresh water from pools and streams and can sometimes be seen drinking water preened off their backs during rain showers. At sea penguins must drink salt water and they are able to do this because they have special glands abound the eye sockets that extract excess salt from the blood. The excess salt is excreted as a salty fluid through the nasal passages.
What do king penguins drink?
Most penguins drink water... A king penguin drinks water too
Do penguins swim well?
Obviously not, but they did in the movie "surfs up"
What do penguins eat or drink?
Penguins eat fish and drink salty water.
How do penguins drink?
Penguins usually drink the milk from their family's father or their mate's pouch that they have in their throat and drink that kind of the same way they eat.
Why you shouldn't drink salt water?
because you drink water to get rid of salt in your blood and if you drink salt water it just adds more salt
How does emperor penguins drink?
water
Why shouldn't we drink salt water?
Why shouldn't we drink salt water
What kind of water do penguins drink?
ice water
Where do penguins get water?
They do not turn it into freshwater, they just have the ability to exude or process excess salt within their bodies. Sometimes if you see sea birds, they appear to have a crusty film around their nasal openings on their beaks. This is excess salt
