The fascinating biology and evolutionary history of these odd, flightless birds.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Introducing Penguins
2. Form and Function
3. Penguin Colors
4. Penguin Behavior
5. Penguin Ecology
6. Reproduction and Development
7. Food and Feeding
8. Penguins and Humans
9. Penguin Problems (from a human viewpoint)
10. Human Problems (from a penguin's viewpoint)
11. Penguins in Stories and Literature
12. Penguinology"
Appendix A: Penguins of the World
Appendix B: Penguin Research and Conservation Organizations
Bibliography
Index
Gerald L. Kooyman is a professor emeritus at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and is the world's foremost expert on emperor penguins. Wayne Lynch is Canada's most published wildlife photographer. His books include Owls of the United States and Canada: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior and Polar Bears: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior, both published by Johns Hopkins.
The writing is crisp and often witty and entertaining. These characteristics make it appealing to professional ornithologists as well as enthusiastic children-it would be great bedtime reading for any penguin lover... Highly recommended. Choice In an easy-reading question-and-answer format, Kooyman and Lynch pack a huge amount of information into this volume, which covers a wide array of topics... As a penguin biologist, I was surprised how much I learned reading Penguins that I had not already known. For penguin enthusiasts, Penguins: The Animal Answer Guide is a must read that will, thanks to Lynch's spectacular photographs, be thoroughly thumbed through by the whole family. Likewise, this book should be required reading for those doing penguin outreach or informal education. -- Heather J. Lynch Quarterly Review of Biology
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