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From penguin wings to boat flippers [Text]

by Allman, Toney.
Type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Imitating nature. Publisher: KidHaven Press 2005Edition: 1st ed. Hardcover ed.Description: 32 p., col.ill.; 19 x 24 cm.ISBN: 0737733861.Subject(s): Animal locomotion | Penguins | Flipper propulsion (Marine engineering) | Inventions | Locomotion | Technology
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Summary: Presents information on how science has tried to imitate nature by designing boats that have flippers based on the wings of penguins.