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FOREWORD by Sir Julian Huxley F R S page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1 Somewhere in an Empty Ocean | 13 |
A Trail through the Forest | 18 |
To an Island in Danger | 25 |
Copyright | |
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Africa ahead airfield Aldabra animals Anse Maïs Archangel Astove atoll beach blue boat booby breeding bushes camera camp Captain Sauvage champignon channel cliff coast coconut colonies colour comoro blue pigeon Comoros conservation coral Cosmoledo crabs creatures creoles danger defence Dune East eggs egret expedition feet film fish flamingo frigate birds Gaymer giant tortoises green turtle grey grey heron Guy Lionnet Harold Hirth hundred Indian Ocean knew Lady Esmé lagoon land land-birds Laporte looked Madagascar Mahé Malabar Island mangroves miles military mosquito natural nest never once pemphis Picard Island pirogue platin pool population reef reptile rock Roger Gaymer Royal Society sacred ibis sand scientific scientists scrub sea-birds seemed seen settlement Seychelles Seychellois ship sight South Island species Stoddart Takamaka tern thought told trees tropical turned vegetation walk watched waves white-throated rail wild yards