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are penguins birds?

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are penguins birds if they can't fly? and what about ostriches? are they birds? i don't think they should be considered birds if they can't fly. discuss.

penguins are not birds
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we are
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dinosaurs
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Birds, also known as Aves, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
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They are aves not birds :)

Problem solved.
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view says


yes


they are not birds
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i'm a bird
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yes
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SteelixMega says

No, penguins are fish.


mind blown
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they're not birds
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is chicken a bird
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penguins fly in the ocean
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Volta says

bird
/bəːd/Submit
noun
1.
a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, a beak, and typically by being able to fly.


no
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No, penguins are fish.
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bird
/bəːd/Submit
noun
1.
a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, a beak, and typically by being able to fly.