Penguins
By: John Sparks and Tony Soper ; Illustrated by Robert Gillmor.
Contributors: Soper, Tony.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: David & Charles
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Newton Abbot
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 246
Copyright date: 1967, 1987
Subjects: Penguins.
Notes: Previous ed.: 1967.

With dust sleeve.

Bibliography: p. 223-226.
Appendix: "Penguins in Captivity".
Index: p. 241-246.
Table of contents: pagenum: 7
title: Introduction; pagenum: 13
title: Penguins as Birds
label: 1; pagenum: 44
title: Courtship and Nest-Making
label: 2; pagenum: 84
title: Family Life and Return to the Sea
label: 3; pagenum: 110
title: Food and Predators
label: 4; pagenum: 141
title: The Evolution of Penguins
label: 5; pagenum: 160
title: Discovery
label: 6; pagenum: 200
title: Exploitation
label: 7; pagenum: 201
title: Eggs; pagenum: 202
title: Skins; pagenum: 203
title: Oil; pagenum: 205
title: Guano; pagenum: 206
title: Protection; pagenum: 207
title: Species Notes
label: 8; pagenum: 210
title: Emperor Penguin; pagenum: 211
title: King Penguin; pagenum: 211
title: Adélie Penguin; pagenum: 212
title: Gentoo Penguin; pagenum: 213
title: Chinstrap Penguin; pagenum: 214
title: Fiordland Crested Penguin; pagenum: 214
title: Erect-crested Penguin; pagenum: 215
title: Rockhopper Penguin; pagenum: 216
title: Macaroni Penguin; pagenum: 216
title: Royal Penguin; pagenum: 217
title: Snares Island Penguin; pagenum: 218
title: Yellow-eyed Penguin; pagenum: 218
title: Little Penguin; pagenum: 219
title: Jackass Penguin; pagenum: 220
title: Peruvian Penguin; pagenum: 220
title: Magellanic Penguin; pagenum: 221
title: Galapagos Penguin; pagenum: 223
title: Sources; pagenum: 231
title: Appendix; pagenum: 239
title: Acknowledgements; pagenum: 241
title: Index