Island of the Blue Island of the Blue Dolphins Dolphins

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gullsgulls

• a water bird with webbed feet 

otterotter

•  an animal that has dark brown fur and webbed feet with claws and that eats fish

ravineravine

• a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides.

Russian Russian

• a person born, raised, or living in Russia

• a person whose family is from Russia

leaguesleagues

• any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles 

• 1 league =• 5.55600 kilometers

dolphindolphin

• a small usually gray whale that has a pointed nose

skimmingskimming

• that which is skimmed from a liquid

peltspelts

• to strip off the skin or pelt of (an animal)

balebale

• a bundle of paper, hay, cotton, etc., tightly wrapped and bound with cords or hoops.

retreatretreat

• withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat.

cormorantscormorants

• a large diving bird with a long neck, long hooked bill, short legs, and mainly dark plumage.

kelpkelp

• a large brown seaweed that typically has a long, tough stalk with a broad frond divided into strips. 

intruderintruder

• a person who intrudes, especially into a building with criminal intent.

AleutsAleuts

• a member of a people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands, other islands in the Bering Sea, and parts of western Alaska.

mesamesa

• an isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides, found in landscapes with horizontal strata.

glisteningglistening

• shine; glitter

carcassescarcasses

• the dead body of an animal.

duskdusk

• the darker stage of twilight.

surgedsurged

• move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward.

abalonesabalones

• an edible mollusk of warm seas that has a shallow ear-shaped shell lined with mother-of-pearl and pierced with respiratory holes