An Inconvenience of Penguins: Epic voyages in pursuit of the world's most beloved bird, Jamie Lafferty

An Inconvenience of Penguins: Epic voyages in pursuit of the world's most beloved bird, Jamie LaffertyNew Hardback The problem started, as problems often do, with a penguin. From Kings and Emperors to Macaronis and Rockhoppers, penguins are one of the most immediately recognisable animals on Earth. Yet for all that familiarity, what do we really know about them? An Inconvenience of Penguins follows award winning travel writer Jamie Lafferty as he visits all 18 species in a bid to understand the birds and their extraordinarily varied habitats a little

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