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Page 408
... Penguins literally fly under water , using their powerful flippers for propulsion and their feet and tails for rudders ( page 427 ) . On land , flippers become weapons , or ski poles for propelling or steering while toboggan- ing . One ...
... Penguins literally fly under water , using their powerful flippers for propulsion and their feet and tails for rudders ( page 427 ) . On land , flippers become weapons , or ski poles for propelling or steering while toboggan- ing . One ...
Page 413
... penguins often are regarded as intellectuals in feathers . The resemblance is so marked that several famous works of fiction have cast them as characters . Anatole France employed them in his classic satire Penguin Island . Edgar Allan ...
... penguins often are regarded as intellectuals in feathers . The resemblance is so marked that several famous works of fiction have cast them as characters . Anatole France employed them in his classic satire Penguin Island . Edgar Allan ...
Page 422
... penguin oil , killing per- haps half a million birds in the process . More re- cently , one enterprising bird killer admitted de- stroying 70,000 penguins annually . Although this slaughter has been halted , on West Falkland Island ...
... penguin oil , killing per- haps half a million birds in the process . More re- cently , one enterprising bird killer admitted de- stroying 70,000 penguins annually . Although this slaughter has been halted , on West Falkland Island ...
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