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Thus far, the nēnē-nui is the only species in which the process of becoming flightless is documented by actual paleontological evidence, rather than just the end result. It can be conjectured that the reproductive isolation between the nēnē-nui and the nēnē was not entirely complete, allowing for the introgression of nēnē alleles (the ...
The Canada goose is also the ancestor of the prehistoric giant Hawaiʻi goose (Branta rhuax) [9] and the nēnē-nui (Branta hylobadistes). The nēnē-nui was larger than the nene, varied from flightless to flighted depending on the individual, and inhabited the island of Maui. Similar fossil geese found on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi may be of the same ...
Nene, nēnē, or Hawaiian goose Branta sandvicensis (Vigors, 1834) Hawaiian Islands ... †Nēnē-nui or wood-walking goose, Branta hylobadistes (prehistoric)
Siméon or Timeone Riro ʻa Kāinga Rokoroko He Tau [1] (died 1898 or 1899) was the last ‘ariki of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) from 1892 until his death. [note 1] He ruled the island during a brief period of indigenous autonomy between Chile's initial annexation in 1888 and the country's reassertion of colonial authority in 1896.
Located about 2,300 miles (3,680 km) from the nearest continental shore, the Hawaiian Islands are the most isolated group of islands on the planet. The plant and animal life of the Hawaiian archipelago is the result of early, very infrequent colonizations of arriving species and the slow evolution of those species—in isolation from the rest of the world's flora and fauna—over a period of ...
Articles relating to Geese, birds of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae.This group comprises the genera Anser (grey geese and white geese) and Branta (black geese).
Nene Leakes and Porsha Williams Getty Images NeNe Leakes slammed former Real Housewives of Atlanta costar Porsha Williams for allegedly refusing to work with her on the set of Netflix’s The Upshaws.
Mauna Kea (/ ˌ m ɔː n ə ˈ k eɪ ə, ˌ m aʊ n ə-/, [6] Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwnə ˈkɛjə]; abbreviation for Mauna a Wākea) [7] is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. [8] Its peak is 4,207.3 m (13,803 ft) above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high point, behind New Guinea, the world's largest tropical island with ...