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There is a great deal of information about penguins online, from larger websites of established organizations to sites that are the personal projects of scientists, explorers, photographers and other highly committed penguin enthusiasts. Here are but a few that you may find interesting. Penguin Facts From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Extensive information with many pages on penguin etymology, evolution, anatomy and physiology, distribution and habitat, behavior and relationship to humans. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin Penguin Species From Avianweb.com Extensive information on penguin species and biology. http://www.avianweb.com/penguins.html Penguins of the World Official IPCWG Web Site The aim of the IPCWG is to promote penguin conservation world-wide, by drawing international attention to the threats facing penguin populations. The IPCWG also acts as a focus for individuals and organizations working with penguins, in order to share ideas and information, and to provide international support for local conservation issues. http://www.penguins.cl/index.htm ARKive Images of Life on Earth ARKive is a unique collection of thousands of videos, images and fact-files illustrating the world's species. The multi-media collection has an on-site search function in the top navigation bar. Here is the link for the home page. Just search on penguins. http://www.arkive.org/ Penguins A primer page created by A. Meyerhorn This is a fun and informative enthusiast's site from the Dondero Elementary School in the City of Portsmouth, NH. Created by an inspired teacher Ms. Annette Meyerhorn, who has also created sites on pond life, tarantulas, bears and clods. http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/school/dondero/msm/bird/index.html Penguin Science Understanding penguin response to climate and ecosystem change A collection of articles and research concerning various aspects of penguin behavior with regard to habitat adaption. Penguin Science DVD available. http://www.penguinscience.com/ Penguinology A blog devoted to the study of penguins past and present. Authored by David Ainley, renowned marine biologist who has made 20 trips to the Ross Island area of Antarctica since 1968 to study the Adélie penguins response to climate change. http://penguinology.blogspot.com/ The Penguin Project - Ocean Sentinels Dr. Dee Boersma, Professor of Biology at the University of Washington, has been studying 200,000 breeding pairs of Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo in Argentina for the past 25 years in order to understand the colonies response to their changing environment in order to plan conservation efforts. The project was initiated in 1982 by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the Argentine Office of Tourism and the Province of Chabut following public outcry when a Japanese company approached the Argentine government asking for a concession to harvest the penguins and turn them into oil, protein and gloves. Once the project was in place it ended the concession plan. http://mesh.biology.washington.edu/penguinProject/research Penguins From the Seaworld website Extensive information and photographs covering a broad range of penguin behavior. http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/penguin/index.htm Diving Mechanisms in Penguins Created as a class project in animal physiology at Davidson College. This website explores the physiological constraints that penguins face as diving birds. http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/midorcas/animalphysiology/websites/2004/Gooch/index.htm Emperor Penguins A site devoted to the Emperor penguin Aptenodytes forsteriis, the only penguin that inhabits the Antarctic continent. Many photographs. http://www.emperor-penguin.com/index.html Penguins in Antarctica Information and photographs of Adelie, Chinstrap, Gentoo, Macaroni, and Emperor penguins by Genny Anderson, professor of biology at Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA. http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/04benthon/AApenguins.htm Penguins The Antarctic Connection is an internet based e-tailer and information source for All Things Antarctic! The site has a section devoted to information about penguins and other wildlife of Antarctica. This link is to the penguins section. http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife/penguins/index.shtml Penguins in Postage Stamps: Falkland Islands Philatelic Bureau - Commemorative Issue: Breeding Penguins 'This issue illustrating the breeding penguins of the Falkland Islands are taken from photographs by local photographer Alan Henry and Reinhard Mischke. The set comprises of six Airmail Postcard rate stamps showing the head profile of each type of the five breeding penguins and an unusual picture of an albino Rockhopper penguin.' http://www.falklandstamps.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90:breeding-penguins&catid=42:commemoratives&Itemid=122 Penguin Planet A collection of penguin information and high quality photographs from wildlife photographer Kevin Schafer. http://www.kevinschafer.com/penguinplanet/index.html UNEP: United Nations World Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre This site provides extensive information on species, with distribution maps and bio-diversity indicators and assessments worldwide. http://www.unep-wcmc.org/ |
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