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Secrets of the Penguins

    SECRETS OF THE PENGUINS changes everything we ever believed to be true. From the emperor penguins’ revelatory bonds of friendship to the gritty resolve of gentoos and rockhoppers and the astonishing ingenuity of the migrant penguins that reached deserts and far beyond, their incredible traditions and societies echo ours in ways we never dreamt possible — until now.
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    The world’s rarest penguins don’t avoid heat—they embrace it
    The world’s rarest penguins don’t avoid heat—they embrace it
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    The ancient empire that civilization forgot
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