February 8, 2011
This week’s Cool Photo is of human beings who are acting like sky-diving frogs! These U.S. Air Force Airmen are practicing their water rescue skills, so they are wearing flippers as they jump out of an airplane straight into the water. Can you think of animals with webbed feet that act as paddles in the water? Pond and underwater frogs have them; so do ducks and other waterfowl. How about dogs? Dogs that are bred to work in the water - such as Newfoundland, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Portuguese Water Dog, Field Spaniel, and German Wirehaired Pointer - all have webbed feet. Little known fact, but absolutely true.
Photo: Senior Airman Julianne Showalter
Posted by: Seymour Simon
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