Odyssey of KP2 An Orphan Seal, a Marine Biologist, and the Fight to Save a Species

Name: Odyssey of KP2 An Orphan Seal, a Marine Biologist, and the Fight to Save a Species
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ISBN: 9781594203398

ISBN-10: 1594203393

ISBN-13: 9781594203398

Edition: 2012

Authors: Terrie M. Williams

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When a two day-old Hawaiian monk seal pup is attacked and abandoned by his mother on a beach in Kauai, environmental officials must decide if they should save the newborn animal or allow nature to take its course. But as a member of the most endangered marine mammal species in U.S. waters, Kauai Pup 2, or KP2, is too precious to lose, and he embarks on an odyssey that will take him across an ocean to the only qualified caretaker to accept the job, eminent wildlife biologist Dr. Terrie M. Williams. The local islanders see KP2 as an honored member of their community, but government agents and scientists must consider the important role he could play in gathering knowledge and data about this…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/5/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface



Destiny



Birth



Explorations



First Steps



Growth



Discovery



Stolen Child



Passages



Journeys



LA Landings



Sealebrity



Mele Kalikimaka



Maui Wauwie



The Lost Seals



Survival



Instinct and Intelligence



Breath by Breath



Killer Appetites



The Social Seal



A Roof Above



Mother's Day



The Hand of Man



Wild Waters



The Voice of the Ocean



Aloha Hoa


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Additional Reading and Resources


Index