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This page lists books that are totally or partially about Penguins. The books are listed in order of publication date with the most recent at the top.

King Penguin
Aptenodytes patagonicus

Emperor Penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri

Adélie Penguin
Pygoscelis adeliae

Chinstrap Penguin
Pygoscelis antarctica

Gentoo Penguin
Pygoscelis papua

Little Blue Penguin
Eudyptula minor

White-flippered Penguin
Eudyptula albosignata

Magellanic Penguin
Spheniscus magellanicus

Humboldt Penguin
Spheniscus humboldti

Galapagos Penguin
Spheniscus mendiculus

African Penguin
Spheniscus demersus

Yellow-eyed Penguin
Megadyptes antipodes

Fiordland Penguin
Eudyptes pachyrynchus

Snares Penguin
Eudyptes robustus

Erect-crested Penguin
Eudyptes sclateri

Western Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptes chrysocome

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptes filholi

Northern Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptes moseleyi

Royal Penguin
Eudyptes schlegeli

Macaroni Penguin
Eudyptes chrysolophus

Little Penguins: Exploring The Life Of The World's Smallest Penguin

Ken Stepnell

2017

"This beautifully illustrated book explores every aspect of the lives of these remarkable seabirds from feeding and breeding to migrations and threats. The entertaining and informative text is accompanied by many beautiful photographs that illustrate aspects of the penguins' life and behaviour which are rarely seen by humans. The book is ideal for anyone interested in birds and conservation and makes the perfect gift for anyone who has witnessed a spectacular 'penguin parade' as the birds return en masse to their nesting burrows at dusk after a day's fishing out at sea."

Penguins and Other Sea Birds

Matt Sewell

2016

"From tiny fairy penguins to the regal emperor penguin, street artist and ornithologist, Matt Sewell, illustrates one of the world’s favourite birds in this charming follow-up to Owls, Our Garden Birds, Our Songbirds and Our Woodland Birds. Matt captures the famously quirky characters of penguins through his unique and much-loved watercolours accompanied by whimsical descriptions. You'll discover everything you've ever wondered about this enigmatic bird and his feathered friends from across the globe."

Professor Penguin: Discovery and Adventure with Penguins

Lloyd Spencer Davis

2014

"Part memoir, partly the research of a field biologist, Professor Penguin could be called 'How Penguins Shaped My Life'. Based on journals kept during Davis's years of working with penguins in the wild, the story takes readers to remote locations: Antarctica, the Galapagos, the deserts of Chile and Peru, the Falkland Islands, the wild coasts of Argentina and South Africa, and New Zealand.Davis, a world authority on penguins, reveals that these box-office favourites are not the cute 'mate for life' animals we've been led to believe. He also reveals that penguins are a lot like humans - sometimes disturbingly so - when it comes to their basic needs: sex, food, shelter, marriage, family and travel."

Penguins: Natural History and Conservation

Editors: Pablo García Borboroglu, P Dee Boersma

2013

"Penguins, among the most delightful creatures in the world, are also among the most vulnerable. The fragile status of most penguin populations today mirrors the troubled condition of the southern oceans, as well as larger marine conservation problems: climate change, pollution, and fisheries mismanagement. This timely book presents the most current knowledge on each of the eighteen penguin species-from the majestic emperor penguins of the Antarctic to the tiny blue penguins of New Zealand and Australia, from the northern rockhopper penguins of the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans to the Galapagos penguins of the equator – written by the leading experts in the field. Included for each species are details of: life history; distribution, population sizes and trends; International Union for the Conservation of Nature status; threats to survival; and legal protection. Penguins: Natural History and Conservation also provides information on current conservation efforts, outlines the most important actions to be taken to increase each population's resilience, and recommends further research needed to protect penguins and the living creatures that share their environment."

Penguins: Their World, Their Ways

Tui de Roy, Mark Jones, Julie Cornthwaite

2013

"Modelled on the authors' much-praised Albatross: Their World, Their Ways (2008), this book is the first to comprehensively cover all of the 18 penguin species alongside the latest research into many of their more unusual adaptations, such as their deep-diving abilities. Penguins are the 'canaries in the coalmine' of the oceans, and their presence is indicatiive of a healthy marine environment. Although they are an icon of the southern hemisphere, what penguins can teach us about our changing seas is of truly global significance"

Penguins: The Animal Answer Guide

Gerarld L Kooyman & Wayne Lynch

2013

"In Penguins: The Animal Answer Guide, Gerald Kooyman and Wayne Lynch inform readers about all seventeen species, including the Emperor Penguin made famous by the film. Do you know why penguins live only in the southern hemisphere? Or that they can be ferocious predators? Why are penguins black and white? Do they play? Penguins: The Animal Answer Guide answers these questions and many more, illuminating the fascinating biology and evolutionary history of these odd, flightless birds. Kooyman has studied penguins for decades and Lynch's photographs of penguins in the wild are the best ever captured. The result of their combined effort is an engaging book that answers every penguin question you've ever had."

Penguins: Close Encounters

David Tipling

2013

"Penguins: Close Encounters showcases 130 amazing photographs of birds in the wild. Each bird is identified with its common name and its Latin name, and a short description accompanies each photograph. Penguins: Close Encounters includes all of the world's 17 penguin species and chapters cover all aspects of their lives and behaviour. Penguins: Close Encounters is a celebration of these birds and a photographic study that is sure to captivate any bird lover or wildlife photography enthusiast."

Antarctica: A Guide to the Wildlife

Tony Soper and Dafila Scott

Bradt

6th edition

2013

"Updated throughout, the 6th edition of Bradt's Antarctica: a Guide to Wildlife is the most practical guide to the flora and fauna available for those "going south". Celebrating the amazing and often unique species of this spectacular environment, the title features chapters on the region's famous whales and penguins, and also on lesser known species such as skuas and sheathbills, with full coverage of plumage and identification. Each chapter is accompanied by vibrant illustrations from Dafila Scott to help bring species to life. In the last 10 years visitors to Antarctica have trebled to 30,000, and there are now 35 tour operators visiting the region. Tony Soper's immaculate and engaging text remains the indispensible choice for the intrepid wildlife enthusiast."

Empire Antarctica: Ice, Silence & Emperor Penguins

Gavin Francis

2012

"Gavin Francis fulfilled a lifetime's ambition when he spent fourteen months as the base-camp doctor at Halley, a profoundly isolated British research station on the Caird Coast of Antarctica. So remote, it is said to be easier to evacuate a casualty from the International Space Station than it is to bring someone out of Halley in winter. Antarctica offered a year of unparalleled silence and solitude, with few distractions and very little human history, but also a rare opportunity to live among emperor penguins, the only species truly at home in the Antarctic. Following the penguins throughout the year - from a summer of perpetual sunshine to months of winter darkness - Gavin Francis explores a world of great beauty conjured from the simplest elements, the hardship of living at 50°C below zero and the unexpected comfort that the penguin community bring. Empire Antarctica is the story of one man and his fascination with the world's loneliest continent, as well as the emperor penguins who weather the winter with him. Combining an evocative narrative with a sublime sensitivity to the natural world, this is travel writing at its very best."

Among Penguins: A Bird Man in Antarctica

Noah Strycker

2011

"The year he graduated from college, twenty-two-year-old Noah Strycker was dropped by helicopter in a remote Antarctic field camp with two bird scientists and a three-month supply of frozen food. His subjects: more than a quarter million penguins."

Penguin-Pedia: Photographs and Facts from One Man's Search for the Penquins of the World

David Salomon

2011

"n exhaustive resource for penguin-o-philes, amateur and academic alike, Penguin-Pedia unites careful analysis of the behavior, habitat, reproduction, feeding habits, and population levels of all seventeen penguin species with the author's personal observations and reflections. Each chapter draws on a wealth of scientific data and reports, as well as providing detailed measurements and weights of penguins from various colonies and nests. An extensive bibliography will direct students of the penguin to scholarly books and journals, while dozens of full-color photographs of penguins in their natural habitat and personal accounts provide entertainment for the layman. A full directory of penguin exhibiting zoos from around the world completes this source of all things penguin."

Seabird Genius: The Story of L.E. Richdale, the Royal Albatross, and the Yellow-eyed Penguin

Neville Peat

2011

"The first biography of Lance Richdale, who achieved international fame as the father of Otago's albatross colony from 1936 and for his research on the behaviour of the Yellow-eyed Penguin and the sooty shearwater, or muttonbird. Richdale grew up in Wanganui, took a tertiary course in agriculture in New South Wales, and returned to New Zealand to teach mainly in rural schools in the North Island for several years, eventually taking up a position with the Otago Education Board in 1928 as an inspiring itinerant agricultural instructor and nature study teacher. Richdale never gave up his day job and incredibly in the weekends, holidays and evenings undertook major, meticulous and time-consuming research on penguins, albatrosses and several petrel species. His study of the muttonbird was achieved during prolonged solo camps on tiny Whero Island in stormy Foveaux Strait, where the wind blew straight from Antarctica. Neville Peat's biography searches the traces left by this shy and obsessed man for some answers to two questions: why? and what drove him?."

Fraser's Penguins: A Journey to the Future in Antarctica

Fen Montaigne

2010

"The towering mountains and iceberg-filled seas of the western Antarctic Peninsula have for three decades formed the backdrop of scientist Bill Fraser's study of Adélie penguins. In that time, this breathtaking region has warmed faster than any place on earth, with profound consequences for the Adélies, the classic tuxedoed penguin that is dependent on sea ice to survive. During the Antarctic spring and summer of 2005-2006, author Fen Montaigne spent five months working on Fraser's field team, and he returned with a moving tale that chronicles the beauty of the wildest place on earth, the lives of the beloved Adélies, the saga of the discovery of the Antarctic Peninsula, and the story - told through Fraser's work - of how rising temperatures are swiftly changing this part of the world. Captivated by the tale of these polar penguins and a memorable field season in Antarctica, readers will come to understand that the fundamental changes Fraser has witnessed in the Antarctic will soon affect our lives."

A Penguin's World

Ian Strange and Georgina Strange

2009

"This work brings together a collection of stunning photographs along with informative text about a Penguin's World. The authors and designers of this title, who reside in the Islands and work with such species, have endeavoured to show not only the fascinating aspects of these birds, but their amazing resilience and the life they lead when they come ashore to breed. The six species of penguin found in the Falkland Islands are featured, but for readers to understand a little more of this penguin's world, some species that associate with or prey on penguins are included."

Face to Face with Penguins

Yva Momatuik and John Eastcott

2009

"The lives, diversity, and sheer mass of penguins are fascinating, and the remote, cold and beautiful areas in which they live are places to be treasured on Earth. Photographers Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott travel to these places, from Antacrtica to the South Georgia Islands, and study these fascinating water birds, so awkward on land, and so at home in the sea. Their nesting habits, parenting customs, growth, development, diets, and interaction, are all covered with gripping fact and stunning pictures."

Penguins Of New Zealand

Lloyd Spencer Davis

New Holland

2009

"Lloyd Spencer Davis, one of the country's top researchers into penguin biology and behaviour, has written an informative and accessible guide to 12 species, covering all key aspects from their evolution and prehistory to their feeding and breeding behaviour and current conservation issues. Penguin watching is also covered, making this the perfect birdwatcher's souvenir as well as a fascinating primer on these much-loved birds."

Penguin

Stephen Martin

Reaktion Books

2009

200 pages, 66 colour illustrations, 29 other illustrations

"Stephen Martin regales us here with the cultural and natural history of the penguin, revealing many fascinating and little-known facts about this beloved bird. More than twenty species of penguins can be found in the Galapagos Islands and New Zealand, as well as in Antarctica, and range from the Little Bee Penguin at about 1 kg to the imposing Emperor Penguin, which can weigh in at more than 34 kgs. Martin details the biological facts and natural history of each species, including their evolution, habitats, diet and behaviour, but he also combs through cultural history to chronicle the role of penguins in popular culture and thought - from children's literature such as 'Mr Popper's Penguins' to Batman's nemesis The Penguin to films and television shows including 'Happy Feet' and 'Pingu'."

Penguins Of The World

Wayne Lynch

2007

"Over the last 18 years, Wayne Lynch has travelled thousands of miles to Antarctica, the Galapagos Islands, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand and a dozen remote island clusters in the tempestuous Southern Ocean to study and photograph the 17 species of penguins in their natural habitats. In Penguins of the World, he documents the extraordinary life cycle of these tough, resourceful and beautiful birds in some of the harshest environments imaginable. Lynch's prose is engaging and easy-to-read, and his beautiful photographs capture the birds in a wide variety of activities and behaviours."

The Ferocious Summer: Palmer's Penguins and the Warming of Antarctica

Meredith Hooper

2007

"Antarctica's capacity to create, store and disperse ice is critical to the way our planet functions. But along the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, there has been a 40 per cent decrease in the mean annual sea ice extent since 1979. The daily life of a few thousand Adelie penguins became critical evidence of real, incontrovertible climate change. The Antarctic Peninsula is for all of us an early warning system. This brilliant book tells the story of Antarctic warming and of how scientists are piecing together the jigsaw of causes and impacts, here in particular through a study of the changing lives and habits of a group of Adelie penguins. To write this book, Meredith Hooper worked with key scientists in bases, on ice breakers and in research vessels. Her story is very precisely located in time and space, focusing on the work and ideas of individual scientists and on the local animals. In it, she memorably brings an outsider's non-specialist awareness to the crucial understanding of what is happening, now, to the planet we share."

Penguins: The Secret Lives of the World's Most Intriguing Birds

Brutus Ostling and Susanne Akesson

2007

"A remarkable insight into the life of every species Is it true that Penguins stay with the same partner for life? Why do most penguins keep stones in their stomachs? Why is a fat King Penguin male more attractive to the female? Penguins are fascinating animals: they cannot fly, they are awkward on land, but are as agile as fish under water. Their ability to survive in some of the coldest regions on Earth inspires wonder and admiration, particularly for the species that incubate their eggs in the dark winter of the Antarctic. Penguins explains all these extraordinary facets of their lives and more. It is the perfect introduction to every species found on Earth and is a brilliant combination of amazing photographs and stunning facts."

A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife

Hadoram Shirihai

2007

"This spectacularly illustrated book is the only complete guide to the wildlife and natural history of the vast and beautiful Antarctic region. Covering the Antarctic continent, the southern ocean, and the subantarctic islands, this guide illustrates all of the region's breeding birds and marine mammals with stunning colour photographs. In addition to the colour plates, it features distribution maps and up-to-date species accounts expertly detailing abundance, seasonal status, and conservation prospects. The volume also covers numerous nonbreeding species, migrants, and vagrants. Regional chapters describe all of the subantarctic islands, in addition to most regularly visited sites in Antarctica, and are accompanied by maps of each area and photographs of each locale. These chapters present detailed information on geography, climate, geology, general ecology, and flora. They also address conservation efforts - past, present, and planned. The book concludes with practical information about visiting the area, including details on the best-available landing sites and notes on seasonal weather conditions. This is an indispensable companion for a trip far south, as well as an informative volume for anyone interested in the Antarctic region's remarkable, occasionally strange, and frequently beautiful animals."

Penguin Life: Surviving with Style in the South Atlantic

Andy Rouse

2007

"Acclaimed photographer Andy Rouse photographs the 'forgotten' penguins; the Gentoos, Chinstraps, Rockhoppers and King Penguins that are in fact the most populous varieties and often the most interesting to observe. Captured here are the antics and fun that are such a large part of a penguin's world; the surfing, sliding and iceberg escapades. Andy Rouse has photographed penguins over a number of years, culminating in this powerful, poignant, amusing and amazing record of penguin life."

Penguins

Fritz Polking

Evans Mitchell Books

2006

"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."

March of the Penguins

Luc Jacquet

2005

"Accompanying a major new film, this volume documents the emperor penguins' extraordinary journey and delves into the lives of these remarkable penguins and their story of survival. Also covered are the conditions endured by the film crew to get the footage for the film."

Skua and Penguin: Predator and Prey

Euan Young

Cambridge University Press

2005

"Areas of barren rock and scree around the edge of Antarctica provide a breeding ground for two of the continent's most well-known species of bird: the south polar skua and the Adélie penguin. This book considers the relationship between these two species, taking as its study site Ross Island. Through detailed observations of the foraging ecology of the skua, the traditional view that skuas are totally dependent on penguin eggs and chicks for food is challenged. In addition, studies of the impact of skuas on penguin breeding and the extent to which the skua breeding cycle is functionally related to that of the penguin provide further evidence to suggest that the two species occur together independently as a consequence of limited breeding space, rather than as a result of a distinct predator-prey relationship."

Penguins of Patagonia and Antarctic Peninsula

Enrique Couve and Claudio F. Vidal

2005

"The species covered in this book include the King Penguin, Emperor Penguin, Gentoo Penguin, Adelie Penguin, Chinstrap Penguin, Rockhopper Penguin, Macaroni Penguin, Humboldt Penguin and Magellanic Penguin."

Seabirds: A Natural History

Tony Gaston

2004

"This title takes an in-depth look at the lives of the world's true seabirds - the penguins, tubenoses, peleceaniids, gulls, terns, skuas and auks. These birds all spend much of their lives foraging at sea, but the range of ways that they are adapted to exploit the marine environment and balance this with the need to return to land to breed, is astoundingly diverse. They range from the albatrosses, which take their prey from the surface of the water and are capable of efficient gliding flight for hours on end, to the penguins which have dispensed with flight altogether and have developed a morphology and physiology which enables them to dive deeper and for longer than any other birds. The various problems of being a bird which forages at sea, and the array of solutions evolution has produced to counter them are the theme of this book, which should fascinate everyone with an interest in pelagic birds."

The Penguins

Lloyd S. Davies and Martin Renner

2003

This book looks at all aspects of penguin evolution, biology, ecology and sociobiology, as well as conservation issues affecting the group. It is illustrated with line drawings and colour and black and white photographs.

The Adelie Penguin: Bellwether of Climate Change

David G. Ainley

2002

"The Adelie penguin is one of the best-studied birds in the world and is the subject of research programs from a dozen nations interested in monitoring changes in the environment and the food webs of the Southern Ocean. This species' population has been changing dramatically over the past few decades coincident with a general warming of the maritime portion of Antarctica. When the sea-ice is seen to decline so does the population of Adelie penguins. Further south, however, the population is increasing. This book summarizes our present ecological knowledge of this polar seabird. In so doing, David Ainley describes the ecological factors important to its life history and details the mechanisms by which it is responding to climate change. The author also chronicles the history of research on Adelie penguins, beginning with the heroic expeditions at the beginning of the twentieth century. Weaving together history, ecology, natural history, and written accounts from the earliest Antarctic naturalists into a fascinating account of this charismatic bird, The Adelie Penguin provides a foundation upon which future ornithological research and environmental monitoring can be based. It is a model for investigations into the effect of climate change on a particular species. The book also contains many fine illustrations from the accomplished illustrator Lucia de Leiris and photographs by the author."

The Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife: Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean

Hadoram Shirihai

Princeton University Press

2002

"Covering the Antarctic continent, the southern ocean, and the subantarctic islands, this guide illustrates all of the region's breeding birds and marine mammals with stunning color photographs. In addition to the color plates, it features distribution maps and up-to-date species accounts expertly detailing abundance, seasonal status, and conservation prospects. The volume also covers numerous nonbreeding species, migrants, and vagrants. Regional chapters describe all of the subantarctic islands, in addition to most regularly visited sites in Antarctica, and are accompanied by maps of each area and photographs of each locale. These chapters present detailed information on geography, climate, geology, general ecology, and flora. They also address conservation efforts - past, present, and planned. The book concludes with practical information about visiting the area, including details on the best-available landing sites and notes on seasonal weather conditions. This is an indispensable companion for a trip far south, as well as an informative volume for anyone interested in the Antarctic region's remarkable, occasionally strange, and frequently beautiful animals."

The African Penguin: A Natural History

Phil Hockey

2001

"The Jackass (African) Penguin colony at Boulders Beach near Simonstown (Cape Town) is one of the country's 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."

Penguins of the Falkland Islands and South America

Mike Bingham

2001

Describes the natural history of the seven species found in South America.

Penguin Planet: Their World, Our World

Kevin Schafer

2000

"This volume is the result of Kevin Schafer's mission to observe and photograph each of the 17 species of penguins in its natural habitat. With photographs and text, the book provides a portrait of these birds. The text includes natural history titbits, discussion of why penguins are so popular, and reasons for Kevin Schafer's own obsession with trying to photograph every species."

Penguins: A Worldwide Guide

Remy Marion

Sterling

1999

"An in-depth study of the penguin, which considers the origins of the bird, its evolution and its behaviour. Every species is covered and photographs are provided."

Waiting to Fly: My Escapades With the Penguins of Antarctica

Ron Naveen

1999

"Presents a foray into the world of the penguin, detailing its life cycle, intelligence, antics, survival techniques, and extraordinary working communities, and shares the author's adventures on the Antarctic's frigid seas."

Penguins

Frans Lanting

1999

"A celebration of the nature and beauty of penguins as expressed through the images and stories of photographer and naturalist Frans Lanting. The photographs were taken in South Georgia, the Falkland Islands and Antartica, where the life story of the emperor penguin is documented."

Penguins

John Love

1997

"A survey of all 17 species of penguins which explores the ways in which penguins have adapted to a variety of conditions and describes their behaviour and characteristics."

The Nature of Penguins

Jonathan Chester

Greystone: 1996

"To Jonathan Chester, penguins have been a lifetime passion ever since he first encountered them as a child vacationing on the south coast of Australia with his family. In this beautiful book, the distinguished explorer and photographer takes us on a journey through the Antarctic, the land of the penguins. The Nature Of Penguins brings together Chester's firsthand observations of these endearing creatures and the amazing photographs from all of his polar expeditions. He explores the many incredible aspects of the discovery, biology, and behavior of the seventeen species of penguins around the world. Linking polar history with accounts of early expeditions, this book is as informative and insightful as it is beautiful. The Nature Of Penguins helps us appreciate why we need to protect these truly unique animals and preserve their native habitat."

The Penguins

Tony D. Williams

Oxford University Press

1995

352 pages, 8 colour plates, 40 line drawings, 21 maps

"This volume describes the 17 species of Penguins. Seven chapters cover origins and evolution, breeding biology and moult, population structure and dynamics, behaviour, foraging ecology, physiology, conservation and threats to penguin populations. These are followed by detailed species accounts and eight colour plates showing adult and immature birds."

The Penguins: Ecology and Management

Editor: Peter Dann, Ian Norman and Pauline Reilly

1995

"Papers presented at the Second International Penguin Conference, held in Victoria, Australia, in 1992. The five subject areas covered are: breeding biology; feeding ecology; energetics; behaviour; and management."

Penguins Of The World

Pauline Reilly

1994

"How do penguins navigate? What do they eat and how do they find it? How does the Emperor Penguin, breeding in the depth of winter, survive without food for half a year? This is the first volume in a new series based on work already achieved in the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. It offers a concise, more readable and fully illustrated version of the entries on penguins in Volume One of HANZAB. Penguins of the World includes all 17 species found throughout the world, from the Fairy Penguins of the famous Penguin Reserve on Phillip Island, Victoria, to the spectacular King Penguin. As well as offering a general introduction to penguins, Pauline Reilly retains the major features of HANZAB such as description, habitat, distribution, population, food, behaviour and breeding, while omitting some of the more highly detailed, scientific information. This book is a perfect introduction to this appealing bird family."

Penguins

John A. Love

1994

Penguins, Puffins, and Auks: Their Lives and Behavior : A Photographic Study of the North American and Antarctic Species

William Ashworth

Crown Pub

1993

"A large-format, magnificently illustrated nature book devoted to the black-and-white birds that fly in water and walk like people. With vivid photographs, Art Wolfe portrays penguins, auks, and puffins in their native habitats. William Ashworth's enlightening text points out the similarities and differences between penguins and auks. Full-color photographs." From inside flap.

Penguin: A Season in the Life of the Adelie Penguin

Lloyd Spencer Davis

1993

"This book (published by Pavilion Books, London and Harcourt Brace, San Diego) is unusual in that it provides a penguin's-eye view of life in Antarctica. Told in the first person, it is intended to appeal to readers of all ages. It is illustrated with beautiful photographs taken by the author."

The Hoiho: New Zealand's Yellow-Eyed Penguin

Adele Vernon

Philomel Books

1991

Handbook of Australian, New Zealand, and Antarctic Birds: Volume 1: Ratites to Ducks

Editors: S. Marchant and P. J. Higgins

Oxford University Press

1991

This two book volume covers 196 species from emus to ducks.

Penguin Biology

Editor: Lloyd S. Davis and John T. Darby

1990

"Penguin Biology is the first broad-based collection of biological and ecological studies of these unique birds to be published since 1975. Topics have since become broad ecological hypotheses, not species-specific descriptions, and new technology has taken observations into the oceanic depths. Penguin Biology shows new techniques and the applications mad of them in contemporary biological and evolutionary theory. Penguin Biology is an invaluable reference for ornithologists, animal behaviorists, animal physiologists, marine zoologists, marine ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and Antarctic researchers. Major topics covered include: breeding, feeding, and foraging; behavior and evolution; energetics and physiology; and new fossil material."

Penguins

Wolfgang Kaehler

1989

Penguins

John Sparks and Tony Soper

David & Charles

1987

Penguins of the World: A Bibliography

Editor: A.J. Williams

1985

The Behavior of Penguins: Adapted to Ice and Tropics

Dietland Muller-Schwarze

1984

"Written by an ecologist-behaviorist who has worked extensively in the natural penguin habitat, The Behavior of Penguins is the first general work on the entire family of penguins. Numerous and remarkable field photographs document the author's detailed study of the life cycles and breeding patterns of each penguin species. He brings to light their unusual abilities to go with little food for months, to dive deep in the ocean, and to protect themselves in extreme environments. Müller-Schwarze's comprehensive and fascinating account of penguins also emphasizes the urgent need to protect these birds and their natural habitat."

The Marine Ecology Of Birds In The Ross Sea, Antarctica

David G. Ainley, Edmund F. O'Connor, Robert J. Boekelheide

American Ornithologists' Union

1984

A 97 page study.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Methods
• Environment
• Species Distribution And Numbers
  Emperor Penguin
  King Penguin
  Adelie Penguin
  Albatross.
  Southern Giant Fulmar
  Southern Fulmar
  Antarctic Petrel
  Cape Petrel
  Snow Petrel
  Antarctic Prion
  Blue Petrel
  White-Headed Petrel
  Mottled Petrel
  White-Chinned Petrel
  Sooty Shearwater
  Wilson's Storm-Petrel
  Black-Bellied Storm-Petrel
  Diving Petrel
  Brown Skua
  South Polar Skua
  Arctic Tern
• Feeding Behavior
• Trophic Reltions
• Synthesis And Discussion
• Summary

Breeding Biology of the Adelie Penguin

David G. Ainley, Robert E. LeResche and William J.L. Slaten

1983

Penguins

Roger Tory Peterson

1979 / 1989

"Originally published in 1979, this classic is now available in paperback. A tribute from `King Penguin', in words and pictures, to his favourite family of birds. Drawing on a lifetime of personal experience with these remarkable creatures, Roger Tory Peterson captures the essence of penguins, both species and individuals, from the giant emperor to the little blue, ranging from the coldest ice fields of Antarctica to semitropical shores."

The Distribution of Penguins on the Antarctic Peninsula and Islands of the Scotia Sea

J.P. Croxall and E.D. Kirkwood

1979

Another Penguin Summer

Olin Sewall Pettingill, Jr

1975

"This delightful and informative book provides a look at five penguin species - Gentoo, Rockhopper, King, Magellanic and Macaroni living on the Falkland Islands.Superb photographs by wildlife photographer Pettingill."

Animal Life In The Antarctic

F.D. Ommanney

Bodley Head

1969

Penguins

John Sparks and Tony Soper

David & Charles

1967

Penguin Summer

Eleanor Rice Pettingill

1960

"An adventure with the birds of the Falklands Islands."

The King Penguin of South Georgia (Aptenodytes patagonica): Breeding behaviour and development

B. Stonehouse

1960

The Pygoscelid Penguins

William J.M. Sladen

Falkland Islands Dep. Surv. Sci. Rep., No. 17

1958

"I. Methods of Study. II. The Adelie Penguin."

Sea-Birds

James Fisher & R.M. Lockley

New Naturalist Series 28

1954

"A 320 page study of the sea birds of the world. Families covered include albatrosses, petrels, penguins, auks, cormorants, gulls and terns. Includes a colour plate by Roger Troy Peterson, black and white photographs, maps, and tables."

The Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Gray: I: Breeding Behaviour And Development

Bernard Stonehouse

Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey

1953

Antarctic Penguins: A Study Of Their Social Habits

G. Murray Levick

1914

Catalogue Of The Plataleae, Herodiones, Steganopodes, Pygopodes, Alcae and Impennes In The Collection Of The British Museum

Plataleae and Herodiones: R. Bowdler Sharpe

Steganopodes, Pygopodes, Alcae, Impennes: W.R. Ogilvie-Grant

Printed By Order Of The Trustees

Sold by: Longman & Co.; B. Quaritch; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.; and at the British Museum (Natural History)

1898

From the preface:

"The present volume, though not numerically the last, has been, owing to various delays in its production, the last to appear. Its publication completes the series, as originally projected by Dr. Gunther more than twenty-five years ago. The whole work consists of twenty-seven volumes, and it may fairly claim to be one of the most important aids to the study of Systematic Ornithology which has ever been produced. The first volume appeared in June 1874. The others have followed at intervals averaging rather less than a year. The publication of the work has therefore been very nearly coincident with Dr. Gunther's administration of the Zoological Department of the Museum. It is to him that the general arrangement and supervision of the work is due, although each contributor has been allowed a considerable latitude in following his own views as to the details of classification and nomenclature."