World Report: February 14, 2003 Vol.8 No.17
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- Table of Contents
- Cover Story
- Cover Story - Spanish Version
- Mini-Lesson
- Comprehension Quiz
- Teacher's Guide and Worksheets
Be Our Guest, Big Guy
It was their last resort! For two weeks, workers from a dolphin hospital in Key Largo, Florida, visited a hotel swimming pool to treat a sick whale. KOKOMO, a 1,200-pound pygmy sperm whale, had been moved to the pool at the Islander Resort hotel in Islamorada after being rescued by the Coast Guard. It's the only heated seawater pool in the area. Although he's still weak, "he's beaten a lot of odds," says the hospital's Rick Trout. Last week, Kokomo was moved to the hospital's lagoon.
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