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Swimming Birds

 These birds have webbed feed which act like pad-

dles

 Their skin has many oil glands which pro-

duce oil to protect their body against water.

 They have broad breast bone.

 They have beaks with small cross plates on the margins

which help them to sieve food from the mud.

Examples include; Ducks, swans, geese, penguins, seagulls,

pelicans

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