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Animal Adaptations: Feet

Polar Bear Foot

Penguin Feet

Polar Bear

Polar bears live in Antarctica, which means they have to run on thin ice. Their paws are adapted so they can swim very fast to catch prey in the waters of the freezing Antartica seas. Their feet have adapted to:

- Distribute their weight across their four paws to prevent them breaking the ice

- When swimming, their hind legs act as propellers to swim fast when hunting

- They have pads on the bottoms of their feet for gripping the ice

Elephants

Elephant Foot

Red Panda

Elephants have to walk on really rough and hard ground, so their feet need to be really strong. They have adapted with the following features:

- Elephants can walk on tiptoe, and they have a muscle that acts as a 'shock absorber'

- All of the elephant's 5 toes are embedded inside their foot, to prevent injuries throughout the foot

- Since they have such a big body, they need balance, so their feet are half the size of their shoulder width.

Penguin

Red Pandas need to climb trees as they eat and sleep in them, so they have adapted with the following things:

- Large wrist bones that act as thumbs for climbing and grabbing food

- Sharp claws for eating and climbing

- Rotating ankles to help downward climbing.

Penguins, like polar bears, live in freezing cold environments, so its really important that they have well adapted feet. These are some of the features they have:

- In extremely cold conditions, penguins can curl their toes up and stand and balance easily on their heels to prevent frostbite

- Their leg muscles are covered in layers of fat and feathers so they can function even in the coldest of storms

-Penguins who live in the hotter areas, like Africa, have featherless legs to prevent them from getting overheated.

Red Panda Paw

Here are 2 short videos: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/panda_red_farley

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/til/160906-sciex-til-paula-kahumbu-elephants-bees?source=searchvideo

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