Part one of term paper
================================================== : the eyes have it! LIFE SCIENCES -------------------------------------------------- Myopic little men in tuxedos, or highly efficient land/water animals? Recent research indicates there's more to than meets the eye. If you've every wondered what it would be like to be able to see ...

Part two of term paper
... of their eyes. Penguins have to be able to see well under water because their diet consists mainly of plankton, molluscs, crustaceans, and the inevitable fish. Through a special slowing-down of their heart rate they're able, like many other diving animals, to stay submerged long enough to search out and chase whatever catches their fancy. On dry land, it's a different story-or has been up to now. Waddling along on their flat little feet, eyes fixed intently on the ground, penguins appear myopic, ...