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A herd of axis deer in Maui. Hawaii is the most isolated major land mass in the world and that isolation has led to very high rates of endemism.Uniquely adapted endemic species are often sensitive to competition from invasive species and Hawaii has had numerous extinctions (List of extinct animals of the Hawaiian Islands).
[2] In 1991, it was estimated that 159 resident and 23 migratory species were endangered or vulnerable due to forest clearance, illegal logging, hunting and habitat degradation, especially in the lowlands. The species most affected are large water birds whose wetland habitat has been largely lost to agriculture, and forest species, as ...
72 Dangerous Animals: Asia is a 2018 Australian nature documentary exploring Asia's most deadly animals, starring Bob Brisbane, Bryan Grieg Fry and Romulus Whitaker [1]
Like many of the sea creatures that live at these depths, the Pacific viperfish relies on bioluminescence for camouflage. The fish has a line of glowing spots called photophores along its belly.
Toxopneustes pileolus, commonly known as the flower urchin, is a widespread and commonly encountered species of sea urchin from the Indo-West Pacific.It is considered highly dangerous, as it is capable of delivering extremely painful and medically significant stings when touched.
Adoretus sinicus (Chinese rose beetle) [2] Aedes albopictus (tiger mosquito) Aethina tumida (small hive beetle) Aleurotrachelus atratus (palm-infesting whitefly) [3] Anoplolepis gracilipes (yellow crazy ant) Aphis spiraecola (Spirea aphid) [4] Apis mellifera (Africanized bee) Argulus japonicus (Japanese fishlouse) [1] Aulacaspis yasumatsui ...
“Internally, I’m panicking but externally, I’m reassuring him, ‘You’re going to be fine,’” Humplett’s wife Emma Rynear said, according to WCJB.
Source: CNET [2] Source: Business Insider [3] Source: BBC News [4] Animal Humans killed per year Animal Humans killed per year Animal Humans killed per year 1 Mosquitoes: 1,000,000 [a] Mosquitoes 750,000 Mosquitoes 725,000 2 Humans 475,000 Humans (homicide) 437,000 Snakes 50,000 3 Snakes: 50,000 Snakes 100,000 Dogs 25,000 4 Dogs: 25,000 [b ...