Penguins : the ultimate guide / Tui De Roy, Mark Jones and Julie Cornthwaite.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Mark, 1959- author.

Contributor:

De Roy, Tui, editor.

Cornthwaite, Julie, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Penguins.

Penguins--Behavior.

Genre:

illustrated books.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2022]

Summary:

An acclaimed photographic guide to these marvelous and enigmatic birds—now in a new, updated editionPenguins are perhaps the most beloved birds. On land, their behavior appears so humorous and expressive that we can be excused for attributing to them moods and foibles similar to our own. Few realize how complex and mysterious their private lives truly are, as most of their existence takes place far from our prying eyes, hidden beneath the ocean waves. Now in a new, updated edition, this stunningly illustrated book provides a unique look at these extraordinary creatures and the cutting-edge science that is helping us to better understand them. Featuring more than 400 breathtaking photos, this is the ultimate guide to all 18 species of penguins, including those with retiring personalities or nocturnal habits that tend to be overlooked and rarely photographed. This revised second edition features updated scientific information and some spectacular new photographs.Penguins is the most ambitious book to date by Tui De Roy, Mark Jones, and Julie Cornthwaite. Their travels, spanning more than two decades, have seen them crisscross the southern hemisphere to virtually everywhere that penguins are found, from the sun-baked lava shores of the Galápagos to some of the remotest subantarctic islands, as well as all around the Antarctic continent, where Emperor penguins breed on the deep-frozen sea.A book that no bird enthusiast or armchair naturalist should do without, Penguins includes discussions of penguin conservation, informative species profiles, fascinating penguin facts, and tips on where to see penguins in the wild.Covers all 18 species of the world’s penguinsFeatures more than 400 stunning photosExplores the latest science on penguins and their conservationIncludes informative species profiles and fascinating penguin facts

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1. Life Between Two Worlds

2. Science and Conservation

Penguins and People: A Retrospective

March of the Fossil Penguins

How Penguins Store Food: The Discovery of an Antimicrobial Molecule

Penguin Colours and Pigments: A Few Surprises

Waitaha Penguin: Dynamic History Revealed by DNA

Adélie Penguin: Bellwether of Ecosystem Change

Spying on Climate Change: Monitoring Antarctica’s Penguins from Space

Beyond Prying Eyes: Tracking Penguins at Sea

Marking Penguins: Minimising Research Impacts

The Crested Penguin Egg-size Conundrum

Emperor Youngsters on the Move

Little Blues: Smallest Penguins Face Big Challenges

Galapagos Penguins: An Uncertain Future

African Penguins: A Troubled History

Magellanic Penguins: Living with People

Southern Rockhopper: Species in Decline

Northern Rockhoppers: Tragedy on Tristan

3. Species Natural History

Notes on references and further reading

Acknowledgements

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691233581

0691233586

OCLC:

1296424134