HOME | DD
Feathers-of-Love — A Possible Future?
Published: 2006-02-21 20:57:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 6311; Favourites: 143; Downloads: 166
Redirect to original
Description
Penguins are birds of the sea, at least those which have the sea as their primary source of food, those who spend a great deal of time swimming in it, living their lives in it.But is that not the same situation the whales' ancestors found themselves in? Trapped between two elements? Dependent upon them both, occupying not one, but two nisches in the natural chain of life. Eventually, the ancient whales made a decision, to stay in the water. What are the penguines going to do?
My thoughts are that the penguins eventually will do the same. And I am sure that most of you agree. Watching the penguines agile, swift movement in water; almost like chubby but yet well-adapted fishes in the great blue sea.
So, this is my thoughts of what a possible whale-ified penguin would look like, before they have fully adapted and specialized trheir bodies for the new surroundings.
I had a few doubts however the fin/wings would be longer than they are now, or shorter, and even broader/thinner. After a while, I settled with these, long/thin, wingfins, but they would probably be even broader, as penguines use their wings in order to gain speed in the water. I see no reason why they should change that, so I focused on that. That is also the reason for why the back fin/feet are a little smaller, because they do not use it as much, even if I guess, that it most likely will become even smaller, just because of that.
The nostrils are located higher up on the beak, as they breathe like whales do.
The tail has turned into some kind of fin on the back, helping the pengale to keep its balance in the water during high speed hunts.
This is my picture of a possible future of the penguine species, but also an attempt from my side to come up with a bird, acting like a whale, living its whole life in the sea. Beacuse the mammals have their whales, the reptiles have their snakes and crocodiles to some extent. The amphibians are dependent on water, the fish cannot live without being surrounded by it. Even the insects and spiders live in it!
So why not the birds?
I started this picture out in a small size, even with the details, so when I realized that it was too small in size, I was not really motivated to start the whole picture over...
Related content
Comments: 136
perhaps but would it really have a dorsel fin?
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Ah man, I accidentally pressed the "request as print button". when did that get there?
Anyhow, love the image. Had the same idea some time ago. It's a simple method to populate a fantasy world.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
impossible...pebguins can evolve into seal analogues,but they cant be full marine
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Why is it that every time I see a cool futuristic animal drawing, it's always YOU that posts something negative about it, like "that can't happen, it's impossible" or "they can't evolve like that."
Seriously, we don't know if it's impossible or not. And so what if it's not possible? Penguins could very likely evolve to be full marine. Please just enjoy artwork as it is.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
its just for their eggs,bird eggs are too hard shelled to be simply deevolved.There could be just something like pouches for them,but in cold antarctic waters
BTW future can be predicted to the extent that some traits of animals couldnt be deevolved in such a small time(mean just time from now.to maybe 25 MYF)
or i somewhere criticised AoA(age of avians) that its not very plausible to develop claws in almost all birds(in fact,most of that sapient birds looks same,excet beak and plumage)
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Snakes, which usually also lay eggs, have been seen giving birth to live young. The eggs hatch and develop in their womb.
Perhaps birds like penguins could evolve an adaptation like this, which could allow them to become fully aquatic.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Well, go and check structure of archosaur and lepidosaur eggs and its importance in embryonal development of bones, fully viviparism is simply out of quiestion. Though some "egg pouch" might not be out of question. Perhaps something developed from "incubating pouches" of emperor penguins
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
With global warming the way it is, this'll totally happen.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Nice design, always been a fan of future piniped evolutions!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
a penguale! Oh, god! Darwin would be proud...
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Really beautiful, recalls Dixon's Vortex and Porpins...Fantastic work!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
You got a point. We DID cause global warming to start with. Now that I think about it, if this is what's ment happen, then it will and we'll just have to go along with it. If this ISN'T what was ment to happen then it won't...end O' story. That my friend is what I call God's planed fate. WAIT!!!there's peguins in Australia, right? Well, what if the Arctic & Antarctic penguins develop some of the same genes as Those warmer weather penguins and are able to survive in warmer weather.
And yes, acctually I would enjoy it ^^ only problem is well...sitting without hurting yourself O,e *has thought about this A LOT*
And don't worry...I had a headache...ALL GONE NOW!!!!!!Or I wouldn't have been able to type this much.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Your probably right. In any case, I think we should blame Global Warming and do something to stop it, not that the whole Penquin therey isn't cool, but it's just not right...like a real-life human being having a cat's tail isn't right.
*head has started hurting from all this adult-like talk*
My dad would be sooo proud of me ^^ He enjoys Hard Optimism.LOL!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
We can not blame global warming for all changes the world go through, even if it is convenient. But, I would actually enjoy having a cat's tail, wouldn't you?
Oh, I am so sorry to hear that 
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
It would be intersesting, but also the thing is God made the panguin to be an aquatic & land creature, not just an aquatic creature. So, wouldn't it be practicly another case of humans pushing another creature to change almost completly so that it can just live?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Though it is an interesting thought, I believe that it probably would be more a case of biological evolution, that the penguins simply are birds that have yet to decide which environment would serve the survival of their genes the best.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Your welcome^^ the only thing is, what if this DOES happen...won't we lose the cute cuddly we all know and love?*tear*
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
You have a point there, one that I have not considered. But, what if we say it like this - if the penguins become like whales and never venture out of the water, then there will be an echological nische that some opportunistic creatures will fill. It would be a watse not to, no? And, these, yet unknown creatures, their young will be the most adorable balls of fluff the world has ever seen.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I am glad it makes you think - I like it when my pictures make others allow their thoughts to soar. Thank you, greatly
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I think you've never read "After Man. A zoology of the future" by Dougal Dixon. The same idea is developed there
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
You should not have mentioned a book which is out of print. Now I will have to bug my local English book store to conjure such a book for me D:
Still, thank you for suggesting the book. Once I get hold of a copy, I am sure I will find it most interesting
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Really interesting creature, but there is one question i have, how do they reprouce themself?
I mean the reasons why water birds are not compleatly in the water is the same reason why corcodiles are not compleatly in the water,t they have to lay eggs.
But althought still good idea (maybe mae the a bit more seal like and the problem is soluted 
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Thank you
You see, I have thought of that. Mammals are reptiles that started to hatch their eggs inside their bosied. This is the evolutionary destiny of the penguin if it one day becomes reliant upon nothing but water. It gives birth to one, already hatched, chick. The chick is not fluffy either, because that would make it wet and cold, but instead it looks just like any other pengale, just that it is much smaller.
I hope that answers your intriguing question.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Woah HEY i just saw a Penguin/dragon early-er today !!!wow i really luv this Penguin creature though
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
So cool, it would be cool to see them do that. ^^
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
It certainly would ^^
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
It most certainly is >D
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Wow, very nice! I can tell you put a lot of thought into this. 
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I was a little out of ideas when I came to the tail x3
Thank you ^^
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Hum. Maybe they'd have a whale-like tail, but they'd keep their fins on the sides of their bodies, so the legs would be like secondary flippers?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
That is an option... A little like sharks?
It is always fun to predict which ways evolution will follow ^^
👍: 0 ⏩: 2
As for the sharks thing, a little, yeah. But there isn't really a hand/foot bone structure in those secondary fins... I was thinking more like flipper-shaped webbed feet with not much of a leg. 
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I meant the structure of the shark fins...
The pengale tail is more likely to develop into some kind of tail, but just for keeping the balance in water. I have done some thought on the subject, since I finished the picture, and as penguins use their wings for moving through the water, they would probably keep that trait. It is possible that the wings grow and become the major propulsionary device x3
I am too tired to remember the correct words for all of these ... traits 8D
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Lol, that's true. Then perhaps the secondary fins (feet) could assist in steering?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
xD Yay! I'm actually trying to figure out at the moment how a plausible centaur would evolve. [link]
There are loads of things that could be improved... and I'm sort of rethinking what I have there already. For example, I'm still kinda facing the dilemna of internal organs, what with two rib cages... >_>
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
| Next =>