Screen LibraryPenguins : the ultimate guide /
A guide for bird enthusiasts and armchair naturalists covers all eighteen species of the world's penguins and includes discussions on penguin conservation, species profiles, facts, and tips on where to see penguins in the wild.
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Princeton University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton, New Jersey : |
| Publication Dates: | 2022. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Summary: |
A guide for bird enthusiasts and armchair naturalists covers all eighteen species of the world's penguins and includes discussions on penguin conservation, species profiles, facts, and tips on where to see penguins in the wild. "Penguins are, perhaps, the most loved of birds. We've been fascinated by them for just about as long as we've known they existed. When penguins are on land, their actions appear to us so humorous and expressive that we can be excused for thinking we understand them perfectly, identifying with what looks like moods and foibles similar to our own. Little do we realise that their private lives are as complex and mysterious as that of any wild animal or that the bulk of their existence in terms of time, space and survival skills takes place very far from our prying eyes, hidden beneath the ocean waves."-- |
| Item Description: | "First published by David Bateman, Ltd., 2013... Aukland, New Zealand".-- Title page verso. |
| Carrier Form: | 240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 30 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780691233574 0691233578 |
| Index Number: | QL696 |
| CLC: | Q959.7 |
| Call Number: | Q959.7/D437/2nd ed. |
| Contents: |
Life between two worlds / Penguin seasons: the cycle of life -- Stripes and brays: the 'jackass' foursome -- Long-tailed trilogy: the Antarctic trio -- Island dandies: the crested penguins -- Multitudes in deep trouble: the rockhoppers -- Fairies of the night: an odd couple -- Monarchs of the far south: kings and emperors -- Science and conservation / Penguins and people: a retrospective / March of the fossil penguins / How penguins store food / Penguin colours and pigments / Waitaha penguin: dynamic history revealed / Adélie penguin: bellwether of climate change / Spying on climate change / Beyond prying eyes: tracking penguins at sea / Marking penguins: minimising research impacts / The crested penguin egg-size conundrum / Emperor youngsters on the move / Little blues: smallest penguins face big challenges / Galapagos penguins: an uncertain future / African penguins: a troubled history / Magellanic penguins: living with people / Southern rockhopper: species in decline / Northern rockhoppers: tragedy on Tristan / Species natural history / Penguin who's who: 18 species worldwide -- Fascinating penguin facts -- Penguin range and population status -- Species profiles: emperor, king, Adélie, chinstrap, gentoo, African, Magellanic, Humboldt, Galapagos, southern rockhopper, northern rockhopper, macaroni, royal, Fiordland, Snares, erect-crested, yellow-eyed, little blue -- Where to see wild penguins. |