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Peter the Penguin Returns Amid Oil Spill After 19 Day Swim
The 18 inch African penguin Peter returns to Robben Island after a 19 day swim home from Port Elizabeth, while 23,000 oiled birds are in rehabilitation centers and 8,000 released. Scientists track Peter with a back device and crews race to locate him among dense bushes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penguin
Peter
Robben Island
Cape Town
Les Underhill
University of Cape Town
Avian Demography Unit
Port
Elizabeth
Southern African National Foundation For the Conservation of
Percy
Pamela
Dassen Island
Africa
World Wildlife Fund
Nelson Mandela
Pete
Cape Times
Port Elizabeth
Underhill
Simon Pope
International Fund For Animal Welfare
South Africa