Come visit the flying fox and see who has the longer finger bones, you or the bat. They have 5 claws on each foot and, like humans, walk on the entire sole with the heel touching the ground. Black bears walk clumsily and yet can run in speed bursts of up to 30 mph. Come visit the black bear at the Pember Museum and examine the size of its ears, eyes, and nose to determine which sense it relies on most for its survival. The penguin is a bird that cannot fly in the air but flies through the water with great speed.
Penguins have an organ above their eyes that changes seawater into fresh water.
A long, long time ago some penguins once stood 5 feet tall and 300 pounds. Come visit the king penguin at the Pember Museum and see who is larger, you or the penguin . Peregrine Falcon Peregrine falcons are known for their breath taking dives and incredibly fast flying speeds. A test made on the visual powers of peregrine falcons showed that the birds could easily see a small bird over a mile away while the same prey could not be seen by a human through binoculars at a shorter distance. The gray wolf is a social animal that lives in packs and mates for life.