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How do most penguins survive?
- nathanbrakeall
- Dec 2, 2015
- 1 min read
Unlike most sea mammals—which rely on blubber to stay warm—penguins survive because their feathers trap a layer of warm air next to the skin that serves as insulation, especially when they start generating muscular heat by swimming around.
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