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The African penguin: A natural history

paperback – January 1, 2002
by Phil Hockey
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ISBN-13: 9781868725236 ISBN-10: 1868725235
Publisher
Struik; 1st edition (January 1, 2001)
Binding
paperback
Published
January 1, 2002
Weight
0.4 lbs
Dimensions
0.00×0.00×0.00 cm

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The African penguin: A natural history by Phil Hockey. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781868725236.

The Jackass (African) Penguin colony at Boulders Beach near Simonstown (Cape Town) is one of the countrys biggest tourist attractions, drawing approximately 250,000 visitors per annum. These endemic birds and their peculiar antics are a source of enormous fascination for all who visit them. This guide examines the penguins origins, their relation to other ocean birds, and various aspects of their behaviour and biology, including adaptation to life underwater, life on land, food and feeding, breeding and development of young.