Terrestrial locomotion in penguins: It costs more to waddle

Berry Pinshow; Michael A. Fedak; Knut Schmidt-Nielsen

doi:10.1126/science.835018

Terrestrial locomotion in penguins: It costs more to waddle

Berry Pinshow, Michael A. Fedak, Knut Schmidt-Nielsen

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The energetic cost for walking is relatively higher for penguins than for other birds or for quadrupeds of similar body mass. The morphology of penguins seems to represent a compromise between aquatic and terrestrial locomotion wherein both energy economy and speed suffer when the birds move on land.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	592-594
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	195
Issue number	4278
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.835018
State	Published - 1 Jan 1977
Externally published	Yes

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