Discover strange facts about penguins: emperor, king, Adelie, gentoo, fairy, and rockhopper penguins, the flightless seabirds that conquered Antarctica and the
Emperor penguins breed during Antarctic winter at -70°C. Expert guide to the most extreme parental sacrifice in the animal kingdom and the physics that make it possible.
Explore the remarkable world of penguins, from emperor penguins surviving -60C Antarctic winters to Galapagos penguins thriving on the equator. Expert-written guide covering all 18 species, swimming adaptations, thermoregulation, colony behavior, and conservation threats.
Everything about the king penguin: size, habitat, diet, diving, breeding cycle, conservation, and the strange facts that make Aptenodytes patagonicus the second-largest penguin on Earth.
Everything about the gentoo penguin: size, habitat, diet, diving, breeding, pebble courtship gifts, conservation, and the strange facts that make Pygoscelis papua the fastest underwater penguin on Earth.
Everything about the Adelie penguin: size, habitat, diet, pebble-gift courtship, long-distance colony walks, breeding, conservation, and the strange facts that make Pygoscelis adeliae the most abundant and most purely Antarctic penguin on Earth.
Everything about the little penguin (also called fairy penguin or little blue penguin): size, habitat, diet, burrow nesting, the Phillip Island penguin parade, Maremma dog guardians, the 2016 species split, conservation, and the strange facts that make Eudyptula minor the smallest penguin on Earth.
