Penguins: The Animal Answer Guide (The Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist)

Gerald L. Kooyman, Wayne Lynch

ISBN 10: 1421410516 / ISBN 13: 9781421410517

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013

About this Item

New oversized softcover in matte printed wraps. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes appendices [2], bibliography, index, and photographs throughout. 184 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The fascinating biology and evolutionary history of these odd, flightless birds. Flightless, 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 L. Kooyman and Wayne Lynch inform readers about all seventeen species, including the emperor penguin featured in 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 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 a book that answers every penguin question you've ever had. Whether you hope to travel to the Southern Hemisphere or simply want to learn more about wildlife, Penguins: The Animal Answer Guide deserves a spot on your bookshelf. .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Penguins: The Animal Answer Guide (The Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist)
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1421410516
• ISBN 13: 9781421410517
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ecology: Animals
  • Ecology: Birds

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Synopsis

The fascinating biology and evolutionary history of these odd, flightless birds.

Flightless, 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 L. Kooyman and Wayne Lynch inform readers about all seventeen species, including the emperor penguin featured in 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 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 a book that answers every penguin question you've ever had.

Whether you hope to travel to the Southern Hemisphere or simply want to learn more about wildlife, Penguins: The Animal Answer Guide deserves a spot on your bookshelf.

About the Author

Wayne Lynch began work as a full-time science writer and photographer in 1979. Today he is the author of numerous award-winning books and television documentaries and one of Canada's best-known and most widely published photographers. His books include Wild Birds across the Prairies; Mountain Bears; A Is for Arctic; and Penguins of the World. He lives in Calgary, Alberta.