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From the Ted Talk by Dyan deNapoli: The great penguin rescue
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But what gave us hope were these incredibly dtcedeaid and brave volunteers, three of whom here are force-feeding penguins. You may notice they're wearing very tchik gloves. And what you should know about African penguins is that they have razor-sharp beaks. And before long, our bodies were covered head to toe with these nasty wounds inflicted by the terrified penguins.
Now the day after we aiverrd, a new csiirs began to unfold. The oil slick was now moving north towards Dassen Island, and the rseurecs dpaeersid, because they knew if the oil hit, it would not be possible to rescue any more oiled birds. And there really were no good solutions. But then finally, one of the researchers threw out this crzay idea. He said, "OK, why don't we try and collect the birds at the gtreesat risk of getting oiled" — they clotecled 20,000 — "and we'll ship them 500 miles up the coast to Port Elizabeth in these open-air trucks, and reaesle them into the clean waters there and let them swim back home?"
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But what gave us hope were these incredibly _________ and brave volunteers, three of whom here are force-feeding penguins. You may notice they're wearing very _____ gloves. And what you should know about African penguins is that they have razor-sharp beaks. And before long, our bodies were covered head to toe with these nasty wounds inflicted by the terrified penguins.
Now the day after we _______, a new ______ began to unfold. The oil slick was now moving north towards Dassen Island, and the ________ _________, because they knew if the oil hit, it would not be possible to rescue any more oiled birds. And there really were no good solutions. But then finally, one of the researchers threw out this _____ idea. He said, "OK, why don't we try and collect the birds at the ________ risk of getting oiled" — they _________ 20,000 — "and we'll ship them 500 miles up the coast to Port Elizabeth in these open-air trucks, and _______ them into the clean waters there and let them swim back home?"
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Original Text
But what gave us hope were these incredibly dedicated and brave volunteers, three of whom here are force-feeding penguins. You may notice they're wearing very thick gloves. And what you should know about African penguins is that they have razor-sharp beaks. And before long, our bodies were covered head to toe with these nasty wounds inflicted by the terrified penguins.
Now the day after we arrived, a new crisis began to unfold. The oil slick was now moving north towards Dassen Island, and the rescuers despaired, because they knew if the oil hit, it would not be possible to rescue any more oiled birds. And there really were no good solutions. But then finally, one of the researchers threw out this crazy idea. He said, "OK, why don't we try and collect the birds at the greatest risk of getting oiled" — they collected 20,000 — "and we'll ship them 500 miles up the coast to Port Elizabeth in these open-air trucks, and release them into the clean waters there and let them swim back home?"
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