Do penguins have knees?

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1. Guest7065
   

   yes the ddo have em...

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2. Guest7122
   

   yeah they do have a niece !!

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3. Guest9788
   

   welll..........

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4. Guest607
   

   nops

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5. Guest5390
   

   i  don't  think  so

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6. Guest5851
   

   no they dnt ve knees...

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7. Guest7139
   

   http://www.flickr.com/photos/27516301@N0...
   
   You can see them in this photo of their skeleton.
   
   All vertebrates that have hind legs have knees.

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8. Guest4415
   

   I say yes because they are known for being able to jump.  They are flightless, as you probably know.  As far as I know, in order to be able to jump, you need to have knees.  
   
   As an extra note, elephants are incapable of jumping.

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9. Guest4781
   

   Penguins, in common with all birds, have a different arrangement of joints in the legs from those in mammals. However, they do have joints equivalent to our knees - the difference is that these joints are much closer to the hip than on mammals.
   
   

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10. Guest611
    

    No, because you don't see penguins walking around like us, do you?

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