![]() ![]() Emperor penguins breed in Antarctica, where they keep their eggs warm in temperatures as cold as -40˚ by holding them on their feet. ![]() They are ancient (55 million years), remarkable seabirds. Penguins are delightful creatures, so charming and goofy that it's easy to forget that their population is one of the most vulnerable, due to the usual culprits. Dee Boersma, and was just published by the University of Washington Press ($40). ![]() Penguins: Natural History and Conservation is edited by Pablo Garcia Borboroglu and P. (Besides, any excuse to talk about penguins is a good one.) Desperate for an angle, I realized that Shakespeare's plays are Penguin Classics. A few days from now, it's World Penguin Day. Today is the anniversary of Shakespeare's death, and our interview below is with a woman who teaches Shakespeare to convicts. ![]()
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