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Pleasant Island

British  

noun

  1. the former name of Nauru

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In a paper published earlier this year, they found wolves on Pleasant Island caused a deer population to plummet and switched to primarily eating sea otters in just a few years.

From Science Daily

The gray wolves on Pleasant Island attack the sea otters when they haul out onto the island’s rocky shores to rest.

From Science Magazine

Pleasant Island isn’t the only place where wolves dine on sea otters.

From Science Magazine

We've got a bully breeze," said the Captain; "and there is a straight run of five hundred miles before we sight the cocoa-nuts on Pleasant Island.

From Project Gutenberg

Pleasant Island was the scene of one of Stickeen's many escapades.

From Project Gutenberg