''Wildlife Monographs'', a series of fabulous,
full-colour books led by stunning photographic images
with fresh, informative and vivid new text charting our
favourite wild animals on their home terrain. The first
eight volumes in the series track the lives of
elephants, cheetahs, sharks, leopards, giant pandas,
polar bears, penguins and monkeys of the Amazon. The
spellbinding, intimate images captured by some of the
worlds premier wildlife photographers breathe with vivid
insight and a shared sense of being there, being closer
than most of us can ever hope to be. With bright, easy
to read and compelling text that successfully combines
fascinating information with accessibility, these are
books to give as gifts, to treasure and to share across
every age from eight to eighty. Here's a glimpse of some
of the worlds increasingly rare and endangered species,
captured on camera in their natural habitats. If we
aren't careful, they may not be there for much longer,
and each volume is also a plea for protection, backed by
leading campaigners. Penguins are flightless seabirds to
be found in the Southern Hemisphere.They have dark
upperparts with a mainly white breast and flipper-like
wings used for swimming.There are eleven known species
in Antarctica, the largest of which is the Emperor,
around 120 cm tall and weighing between 20 and 40 kg.
Penguins are fairly widely distributed, forming breeding
colonies, varying from year to year, of anything from
10,000 to a few hundred pairs. They are fortunate that
there are no land-based predatory animals in Antarctica,
no polar bears or ice foxes. As a result, penguins are
not afraid of humans and one can approach a colony as
close as 3-4 metres before they react. Fritz Polking has
spent hours photographing these remarkable creatures.
This book features stunning full colour photography; and
is presented in high gloss paperback with flaps, with an
engaging text. |
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