Feathers of Aotearoa Nov 2023 Drawing on his own cutting-edge

Drawing on his own cutting-edge research

rugged coast she often went days without seeing another person

leading British Antarctic scientist Peter Fretwell introduces us to eighteen charismatic species of penguin and the fascinating lives they lead: their evolution

He works with her

and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protegee

Feathers of Aotearoa Nov 2023 Drawing on his own cutting-edgeAs a nature artist, Niels Meyer Westfeld has drawn horns, hooves, skin, scales, and fur, but nothing is as versatile as feathers. In this book he explores the feathers of Aotearoa's native birds, from the long wing feathers of an albatross that enable it to soar endlessly over the oceans, to the tiny, insulating feathers of a penguin. Feathers are one of nature's most remarkable evolutionary developments, an ingenious solution to the countless