The New Encyclopædia Britannica: In 32 Volumes. A-ak - Bayes, Volume 1Philip W. Goetz, Dale H. Hoiberg, Robert MacHenry Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... ( penguins ) ( R.M.L. ) The penguins are a group of flightless seabirds constituting a particularly distinct and homogeneous order , Sphenis- ciformes ; the one family , Spheniscidae , is limited in dis- tribution to the Southern ...
... ( penguins ) ( R.M.L. ) The penguins are a group of flightless seabirds constituting a particularly distinct and homogeneous order , Sphenis- ciformes ; the one family , Spheniscidae , is limited in dis- tribution to the Southern ...
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... penguin , in which it is done by the male alone . The incubation period begins immediately following the laying of the single egg in the emperor and king penguins and after the laying of the second egg in other penguins . With the ...
... penguin , in which it is done by the male alone . The incubation period begins immediately following the laying of the single egg in the emperor and king penguins and after the laying of the second egg in other penguins . With the ...
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... penguin Spheniscus Like the petrels , the penguins have supraorbital glands or salt glands , which enable them to ingest hyperosmotic substances ( i.e. , those containing more salt than the body tissues ) ; excess chloride is excreted ...
... penguin Spheniscus Like the petrels , the penguins have supraorbital glands or salt glands , which enable them to ingest hyperosmotic substances ( i.e. , those containing more salt than the body tissues ) ; excess chloride is excreted ...
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