- Ashore: On or to the shore (from the water)
- Burrows: Holes or tunnels small animals use as underground nests
- Instinctively: Acting on an inner feeling; done without thinking
- Launching: Sending up in the air
- Speckled: Covered with small dots or spots
- Stranded: In a helpless or difficult position
- Uninhabited: Having no people living there
- Venture: To set out to do something even though it might be dangerous