Are the wings of a penguin and the wings of an eagle vestigial structures?

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2026-03-19 18:30

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Vestigiality describes homologous characters of organisms that have seemingly lost all or most of their original function in a species through evolution.

A penguin uses its wings to 'fly' underwater, the animal being aqua-dynamic; an eagle uses its wings to fly in air, the animal being aerodynamic.

Neither sets of wings are vestigial structures.

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