Malcolm Penny

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Malcolm Penny is a British zoologist who is notable for his ornithological field work on Aldabra and the Seychelles. In 1964 he graduate in zoology at the University of Bristol. He led scientific expeditions to Aldabra and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean and he worked as conservationist for the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in England. He further made travels to Africa, India and the Arctic. Together with Constantine Walter Benson he wrote the scientific description of the Aldabra Brush-warbler in 1968. In the early 1970s he began to work for Anglia Television where he produced in 20 years more than 300 contributions for the award winning television series The World of Survival. Since 1994 he works as freelance writer for television companies like the BBC, the ZDF, or the ORF and he is also known for his Dicovering Nature and Animal Kingdom wildlife book series for children.

[edit] Bibliography (selected works)

• 1974: The Birds of the Seychelles and the Outlying Islands
• 1991: Rhinos
• 1997: Polar Seas (Seas and Oceans)
• 1997: The Indian Ocean (Seas and Oceans)

[edit] Filmography (selected works)

• 1998: Two Worlds (13 episodes)
• 1998: African Wilderness
• 1999: Africa from the Ground Up (13 episodes)

[edit] External links

• Short biography (French)
• Malcolm Penny at the Internet Movie Database