Penguins and People
The history of a beleaguered bird
A labour of love from journalist Marcel Haenen, 'Penguins and People' takes the reader on a gripping expedition into the very fabric of the penguin’s existence. He examines our relationship with the bird, from early encounters with navigators to captive penguins as crowd-pullers at zoos, from silver screen stardom ('Happy Feet', 'March of the Penguins') to penguin tourism and its current protected status.
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Marcel Haenen (b. 1960) has been a reporter for the NRC newspaper since 1984, and is its ‘penguin editor’. He has written books on serious crime, such as The Dancer, and The IRT Swamp.