Penguins

by Martin Renner and Lloyd Spencer Davis

Penguins are the world's most easily recognized--and perhaps most appealing--group of birds. Flightless, penguins spend the vast majority of their lives swimming in the sea, yet they cannot shake off their evolutionary past: they are warm-blooded air breathers, and they must return to land to lay their eggs. Thus penguins face the challenges of balancing two worlds--the land for breeding, the sea for feeding. This engaging book offers a complete...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300102771
• ISBN13: 9780300102772
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.6"