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Wildlife Monographs - Puffins
โ Scribed by Heather Angel
- Publisher
- Evans Mitchell Books
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 96
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
The comical and colorful faces of puffins have earned them the popular name clowns of the sea. On land they waddle and hop amongst rocks to and from their burrows, but once in the air, they wheel and turn with great agility and grace. The author portrays the multifarious activities of these lovable seabirds during their breeding season and reveals how they live and survive at high altitudes.
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