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Discovering Hawaii: A Natural Paradise Unveiled

Explore the captivating natural history of Hawaii through fascinating facts and conservation efforts. Delve into the origins of Hawaii's unique flora and fauna, from the first settlers to present-day challenges. Learn about the evolution of species, cultural significance of native birds, and conservation initiatives to protect Hawaii's fragile ecosystem. Discover the wonders of Hawaii's wildlife, biodiversity, and conservation efforts in this educational journey.

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Discovering Hawaii: A Natural Paradise Unveiled

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  1. Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise 010b

  2. Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise • (video questions) • The first of the Hawaiian Islands was born beneath the sea ____ million years ago. • Hawaii is about how many miles away from the continent? • An ordinary California wildflower evolved into a ____? • A few hundred insect immigrants became ____? • The honeycreepers have _____? • The Hawaiians first settled in the____? • Hawaii was first settled in about _____ A.D. • A feather cloak requires feathers from about how many birds? • Europeans made their first discovery of Hawaii in the year ____?

  3. 10. Cattle and goats were first released to ____. 11. By 1981, about how many Kauai o’o were thought to be left? 12. Biologists are trying to attract the o’o using a _____? 13. Approximately what % of the Hawaiian birds are extinct? 14. Hawaiian picture-wing flies evolved into about how many species? 15. Hawaii’s carnivorous caterpillar will turn into a? 16. If an ant touches the carnivorous caterpillar, the ant will be _____? 17. Mauna Kea is the ____ mountain in the world? 18. Species extinctions have been described as ____ on spaceship Earth. 19. Biologists pollinating plants on Molokai’s sea cliffs are substituting for a missing ______. 20. Hawaii has one big problem, with many manifestations: ___________________.

  4. 21. Of all the scourges of the native Hawaiian rainforests, the worst is the ___________? 22. Ninety % of Hawaii’s turtles migrate to _________? 23. The National Marine Fisheries Service captures and redistributes ____________________.

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