In The World of the Penguin, world-renowned nature photographer Jonathan Chester combines a magnificent portfolio of penguin photographs with a highly readable and authoritative text. He describes the seventeen species of penguins, from the stately king penguin of the sub-antarctic to the timid little penguin, or blue penguin, of southern Australia and New Zealand to the black-footed African penguin of South Africa. He tells us how penguins are able to withstand the extreme cold of the Antarctic, why the male emperor penguin incubates the female's single egg on the top of his foot for two months, and how the Galapagos penguin can survive on the equator.
The second section describes the relationship between humans and penguins, beginning with the aboriginal peoples of Tierra del Fuego, who made cloaks from penguins' feathered skins. This section also examines European explorers' exploitation of penguins for their meat and their skins, the slaughter of penguins for their oil in the nineteenth century and the popularity of egg collecting in parts of South Africa and South America. The book ends with a thoughtful look at the environmental pressures on penguins today.
Throughout the book, Jonathan Chester's astonishing photographs capture these amazing birds in their natural habitats as they feed their young, porpoise out of the water to catch their breath, or gather in rookeries of hundreds of thousands of birds to breed. Together, text and photographs create an unforgettable portrait of these fascinating flightless birds.
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Jonathan Chester provides an informative yet highly readable, lively and often very amusing account of this very special group of birds. Ranging widely from biology and conservation to the artistic and literary, this book is an excellent introduction to the nature of penguins. -- Dr. Tony D. Williams Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Jonathan Chester is one of the world's leading polar adventurers and photographers. His images have been exhibited throughout the world, and he has co-produced a television documentary, "The Last Husky," for the Australian ABC and National Geographic Explorer. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, he works as a naturalist and historian on polar tourist cruises and has been lecturing on adventure, the Antarctic, the Himalaya, and photography for over fifteen years. His previous books include Antarctica: Beauty in the Extreme, The Outdoor Companion (co-authored with Quentin Chester), and The Himalayan Experience: An Introduction to Trekking and Climbing in the Himalayas. He makes his home in Berkeley, California.
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