By Sheetal Kumari | February 20, 2026
Flightless but fast, penguins use flipper-like wings to glide underwater and chase fish at impressive speeds.
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Puffins “fly” underwater using rapid wing beats and can dive up to 300 feet to catch fish.
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With long necks and webbed feet, cormorants dive over 100 feet deep to hunt underwater prey.
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Nicknamed snakebirds, anhingas swim submerged, striking fish with sharp beaks and powerful necks.
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Streamlined and efficient, common loons propel themselves with strong feet to reach remarkable depths.
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Gannets plunge from the sky, hitting water at high speed and swimming up to 60 mph underwater.
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These tiny songbirds use their wings to swim underwater in fast-moving streams — a rare talent among small birds.
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A large sea duck, the common eider dives deep to forage for mollusks and fish.
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