Book description
This book looks at the penguins - an enduringly popular and fascinating
group of birds. Penguins are assosciated in the public consciousness
with the icecap of the south pole, and we are all familiar with images
of male Emperor Penguins clustered together through the long night of
the Antartic winter as they incubate the single egg on their feet.
However, several species occur in warmer regions further north, in
southern Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand and even the
Galapagos. All are flightless but are beautifully adapted swimmers and
divers, and many are able to travel at high speeds on dry land by means
of spectacular leaps and belly-slides. Most species breed in close-knit
colonies and exhibit a complex system of social behaviour. This book
looks at all aspects of penguin evolution, biology, ecoloy and
sociobiology, as well as conservation issues affecting the group. It is
illustrated with line drawings and black and white photographs, and has
a full-colour photographic section."
