Penguins

Penguins Myopic little men in tuxedos, or highly efficient land/water animals? Recent research indicates there's more to penguins than meets the eye. If you've every wondered what it would be like to be able to see as clearly under water as you can on land, just ask the nearest penguin.Most aquatic animals are short-sighted on land. Most terrestrial animals (and that includes us) are far-sighted under water. But researchers have discovered that penguins …showed first 75 words of 1019 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1019 total…TV or encounter any of the numerous irritants we land-bound animals subject ourselves-or are subjected-to during our lifetime. Both the testing devices and methods used in this study are easily adaptable for use with human eyes, paving the way for fast, easy identification of eye problems. Also, the researchers hope that the insights they've gained into how animals deal with two environments may lead to knowledge of how humans, in the future, might do likewise.