Antarctic Penguins: A Study of Their Social Habits —— A Study of Their Social Habits

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ISBN: 9781332218998 出版年：2018 页码：263 G Murray Levick Forgotten Books

The penguins of the Antarctic regions very rightly have been termed the true inhabitants of that country. The species is of great antiquity, fossil remains of their ancestors having been found, which showed that they flourished as far back as the eocene epoch. To a degree far in advance Of any other bird, the penguin has adapted itself to the sea as a means of livelihood, so that it rivals the very fishes. This proficiency in the water has been gained at the expense of its power of flight, but this is a matter of small moment, as it happens.