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Index
Cover
Front Flap
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Prologue: Black Waters—Panic at Sea
1: Wing to Wing—20,000 Oiled Penguins
2: Dolphin Dreams and Penguin Pursuits—The Seeds Are Planted
3: Penguins—Waddling Wonders
4: African Penguins—A Species on the Brink
5: Disaster Strikes—The Treasure Sinks
6: The Big Cleanup—Oil, Oil Everywhere
7: Penguins in Crisis—The World Responds
8: An Impassioned Plea—Getting the Call to Help
9: Salt River—Birth of a Rescue Center
10: The Grueling Work Continues—The Emotional and Physical Toll
11: Angels in Oilskins—12,500 Dedicated Volunteers
12: Toothbrushes and Dishwashing Liquid—Cleaning the Oiled Penguins
13: Peter, Pamela, and Percy’s Long Swim Home—The World Anxiously Watches
14: Thirty-five Hundred Hungry Mouths to Feed—Raising the Abandoned Chicks
15: SANCCOB—Thigh Biting and Other Hazards
16: Robbery at Gunpoint—Our Allegiance Is Tested
17: Leaving the Penguins Behind—A Difficult Departure
18: Hope on the Horizon—The Penguins Survive and Thrive
19: Freedom for the Remaining Penguins—The Rescue Draws to a Close
20: The Lucky Survivors—How Did They Fare?
21: Life After the Rescue—The Mission Continues
Epilogue: An Uncertain Future—The Forecast for Penguins
Photo Insert
Acknowledgments
Appendices
I: The Pressure on Penguins—Current Challenges
II: How You Can Help Penguins—Rescue Groups and Resources
III: Just the Facts, Ma’am—The Final Statistics
Selected Bibliography
How We Made This Book
Index
About the Author
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