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ANTARCTIC PENGUINS
THE HEART OF THEANTARCTIC. Being a Story of the BritishAntarctic Expedition, 1907–1909. By SirE. H. Shackleton, C.V.O. With Introduction byHugh Robert Mill, D.S.O. An Account ofthe First Journey to the South MagneticPole by Professor T. W. Edgworth David,F.R.S. 2 vols., crown 4to. Illustrated withMaps and Portraits. 36s net. Edition deLuxe, with Autographs, Special Contributions,Etched Plates, and Pastel Portraits. £10 10snet. New and Revised Edition. With ColouredIllustrations and Black and White. Crown 8vo,6s net.
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LOST IN THE ARCTIC. Beingthe Story of the “Alabama” Expedition. ByCaptain Ejnar Mickelson. Crown 4to. Illustrationsand Maps. 18s net.
IN NORTHERN MISTS. ArcticExploration in Early Times. ByFridtjof Nansen. With numerous Illustrations andColoured Frontispieces. 2 vols., cr. 4to, 30s net.
LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN
“OCCASIONALLY AN UNACCOUNTABLE ‘BROODINESS’ SEEMED TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THE PENGUINS” (Page 108)
Frontispiece
A STUDY OF THEIR SOCIAL HABITS
BY
DR. G. MURRAY LEVICK, R.N.
ZOOLOGIST TO THE BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION[1910–1913]
LONDON
WILLIAM HEINEMANN
First Published March 1914
Second Impression May 1914
LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN 1914
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
PART I | |
THE FASTING PERIOD | 17 |
PART II | |
DOMESTIC LIFE OF THE ADÉLIE PENGUIN |