Author
De Roy, Tui, author.
Description240 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm
Note: Content1: Life between two worlds / Tui De Roy -- 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 -- 2: Science and conservation / Mark Jones -- Penguins and people: a retrospective / Mark Jones -- March of the fossil penguins / Daniel Ksepka -- How penguins store food / Yvon Le Maho -- Penguin colours and pigments / Matthew Shawkey -- Waitaha penguin: dynamic history revealed / Sanne Boessenkool -- Adélie penguin: bellwether of climate change / David Ainley -- Spying on climate change / Heather J. Lynch -- Beyond prying eyes: tracking penguins at sea / Rory P. Wilson -- Marking penguins: minimising research impacts / Yvon Le Maho -- The crested penguin egg-size conundrum / Kyle W. Morrison -- Emperor youngsters on the move / Barbara Wienecke -- Little blues: smallest penguins face big challenges / André Chiaradia -- Galapagos penguins: an uncertain future / Hernán Vargas -- African penguins: a troubled history / Peter Ryan -- Magellanic penguins: living with people / P. Dee Boersma -- Southern rockhopper: species in decline / David Thompson -- Northern rockhoppers: tragedy on Tristan / Conrad Glass -- 3: Species natural history / Julie Cornthwaite -- 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.
Abstract: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.
ISBN:0691233578 (hbk.)
ISBN:9780691233574 (hbk.)
ISBN:9780691233581 (ebook)
