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Penguins:

The Animal Answer Guide
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Those iconic birds made even more famous by the 2005 film March of the Penguins, penguins conjure up images of caring parents, devoted couples and tough survivors. In Penguins: The Animal Answer Guide, Gerald Kooyman and Wayne Lynch inform readers about all seventeen species, including the Emperor Penguin made famous by the film. Do you know why penguins live only in the southern hemisphere? Or that they can be ferocious predators? Why are penguins black and white? Do they play? This book answers these questions and many more, illuminating the fascinating biology and evolutionary history of these odd, flightless birds. Kooyman has studied penguins for decades and Lynch's photographs of penguins in the wild are the best ever captured. The result of their combined effort is an engaging book that answers every penguin question you've ever had.

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

""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.""

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