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DR. LEVICK has made a fascinating study of the Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), and the charm of his book is enhanced by his beautiful and really interesting photographs. He has certainly a good subject, for penguins are among the quaintest of living creatures, among the most ancient of birds, triumphs of adaptation to aquatic life, remarkably congruent with Antarctic conditions, and very instructive from a psychological and even sociological point: of view. Inquisitive, unafraid, altruistic and social, they make a strong claim on our interest and sympathy.
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Problems of the Penguinery 1 . Nature 94, 145–146 (1914). https://doi.org/10.1038/094145b0
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