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  2. Invasive species in Hawaii - Wikipedia

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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).

  3. Endemism in the Hawaiian Islands - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. List of Hawaiian animals extinct in the Holocene - Wikipedia

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    Today, many of Hawaii's remaining endemic species of plants and animals are considered endangered. Hawaii has more endangered species and has lost a higher percentage of its endemic species than any other U.S. state. [7] The endemic plant Brighamia now requires hand pollination because its natural pollinator is presumed to be extinct. [8]

  5. 10 dangerous beaches of the world - AOL

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    As dangerous as these waters can be, visitors can safely get up close to these scary creatures by going cage diving with a reputable tour company. 4. Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai - Pollution

  6. What to do if you're stung by jellyfish, stingrays or other ...

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    What to do if you're stung by jellyfish, stingrays or other dangerous sea creatures. Kaitlin Reilly. August 16, 2024 at 7:00 AM ... Dr. Jaimie Tom, an emergency physician at Hawaii Pacific Health, ...

  7. List of animal species introduced to the Hawaiian Islands

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    This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 18:25 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  8. ‘Shy’ creatures rarely seen in Hawaii surprise whale watchers ...

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    A pod of six sea creatures surprised whale watchers in Kona, Hawaii, on April 17. That morning, a boat from Hawaiian Adventures Kona was about ten miles offshore when the crew spotted several tall ...

  9. Kazumura Cave - Wikipedia

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    Kazumura Cave hosts a number of endemic cave arthropods found only on the island of Hawai'i, including a blind planthopper which feeds on the roots of native ʻōhiʻa trees (Oliarus polyphemus), a cave cricket (Caconemobius varius), a millipede, two species of Schrankia moths, an earwig, several species of spiders, and a unique cave-adapted water treader (Cavaticovelia aaa). [6]