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Fins of underwater animals are streamlined to make them glide through the water more easily, e.g. dolphins. Other animals include birds, whose beaks are at the front so they can too.

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so they can swoop through the air

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What animals are not streamlined?

ELEPHANTS ARE NOT A STREAMLINED ANIMAL


Do streamlined aquatic animals travel faster through water than non streamlined animals?

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Are polar bears streamlined animals?

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Sea animals that do not have streamlined body?

octopus and star fish


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Fish, birds and snakes are a few


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To be streamlined means to be designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow. Aquatic animals are typically streamlined so they can move more effectively in water, which can enable escape from predators (or in the case of a predator, it's easier to catch your prey).


Name two sea animals which do not have streamlined shape?

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Why do fish have a streamlined body?

Sharks, Tuna, Mackerels, and Marlins are all examples of Streamlined body shape fishes.


Are water animals faster then land animals?

There is more resistance in water but fast fish are more streamlined than fast animals. A swordfish is faster than a cheetah.


Why do most water animals have a steamilned body?

A streamlined body takes less effort to force through the water.


Do all creatures that move through the water have a streamlined body?

No. Some animals( example. Puffer fish) don't depend on speed so they don't have streamlined body shape. Other fish that depends on speed to catch fish or running away from predator have streamlined body shape so that they can swim faster.