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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 421
... penguin's ranks have been sadly decimated by man . Penguins once were hunted for their oil . The rockhopper was a prime source of lamp oil in olden days . When the penguins first came ashore in the spring , crews of visiting schooners ...
... penguin's ranks have been sadly decimated by man . Penguins once were hunted for their oil . The rockhopper was a prime source of lamp oil in olden days . When the penguins first came ashore in the spring , crews of visiting schooners ...
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