Studies on the behaviour and reproduction of the royal penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli)
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1970
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Smith, Graeme Talbot
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The penguins (family Spheniscidae) are widely
distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The distribution
is circumpolar in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic
regions, and ranges north to the southern coasts of
Africa, Australasia and South America, where the
range extends northwards up the western coast, and
across to the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos penguin
(Spheniscus mendiculus) is the most northern species,
while the Emperor (Aptenodytes forsteri) and the Adelie
penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) are confined to the
Antarctic .
Although most species of penguins are found in the
warmer zones of the Southern Hemisphere, and in many cases
close to inhabited coasts, comparatively little is known
about their biology. By contrast, the biology of the
penguins of the remote sub-Antarctic islands and the
Antarctic continent is well documented for a number of
species.
This anomalous situation is probably a result of
the great interest shown in the Antarctic regions
following Cook's voyages (1768-71 and 1772-75), and the
comparatively limited number of species found in these
regions.
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