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do puffins fly2007-11-24 17:19:22

or are they sort of like land birds.

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Common Puffin

The common puffin, which ranges from the northwest coast of Greenland to Maine and also along the northern coast of Europe, spends most of the year at sea, returning to land only to breed and raise its young. Skilled fliers and fishers, puffins actually fly underwater to catch fish. Their webbed feet are only used to swim at the surface.

There are 3 varieties of puffin -

The Atlantic puffin is black above and white below, with the bill patterned in red, yellow, and bluish gray. The horned puffin, of the northern Pacific coast, is similar in body color but with a yellow, red-tipped bill. Also from the Pacific but breeding south to California is the tufted puffin, with an all-black body, white face, and long, straw-colored plumes curving behind the eye.

So you see, the puffin actually is a skilled flier, for all its ungainly shape and huge beak. Hope that answers your question. cheerio

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Yes, puffins do fly.

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no

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Yes, puffins do fly. They beat their wings up to 400 times a minute to achieve an amazing speed of 40-55 mph.

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Some do and some don't.

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My puffin was made of marhmallow so he was only good for eating.

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they dont

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They fly over and under the water. According to Wikipedia "These pelagic seabirds feed primarily by diving.Their short wings are adapted for flying under water. In the air, they beat their wings rapidly (up to 100 times per minute) in swift flight, often flying low over the ocean's surface."

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no puffins do not fly. they are land birds but they do go in the water.

they use their wings to swim.

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no, they can glide a little but they can't fly like other birds

they swim mostly

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Yes. Even though the body structure of a puffin is like that of a penguin, unlike the former, it can fly. For more information, go to:

http://www.audubon.org/bird/puffin/puffi.