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Around the World For Penguins: A Penguin Fan’s Book Review

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–especially when reviewing books like A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia or Far from Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds. Otto Plantema resides in the Netherlands, is a scientist by trade (he has a Ph.D. Netherlands: Oliver Plantema, 2020. by Otto Plantema.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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From Hiro, we learn how Northern Pygmy Owls are “rule breakers,” not incubating eggs till all are hatched and then raising owlets that mature at the same rate even though the eggs were laid asynchronously (as most owl eggs are). I’m wondering if the subject of this book itself presented a challenge.

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