The New Encyclopędia Britannica: L-ZEncyclopędia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... penguins , steamer ducks , petrels , and other marine birds at night with torches while they roosted , and clubbed them to death . Ducks and geese were lured by decoys , then captured with pole snares . Seals and sea lions were ...
... penguins , steamer ducks , petrels , and other marine birds at night with torches while they roosted , and clubbed them to death . Ducks and geese were lured by decoys , then captured with pole snares . Seals and sea lions were ...
Page 796
... Penguins , of the order Sphenis- ciformes , symbolize this polar region , though they live on seacoasts throughout the Southern Hemisphere . Of the 18 living species ( of which two may only be subspecies ) , only the Adélie and emperor ...
... Penguins , of the order Sphenis- ciformes , symbolize this polar region , though they live on seacoasts throughout the Southern Hemisphere . Of the 18 living species ( of which two may only be subspecies ) , only the Adélie and emperor ...
Page 797
... penguins . A number of mummified seal carcasses , chiefly crab - eaters , have been found at distances of nearly 30 miles from the sea and elevations up to about 3,000 feet in the McMurdo dry valleys . Finding no food in such Ross seal ...
... penguins . A number of mummified seal carcasses , chiefly crab - eaters , have been found at distances of nearly 30 miles from the sea and elevations up to about 3,000 feet in the McMurdo dry valleys . Finding no food in such Ross seal ...
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