Native Hawaiian Species

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Native Hawaiian Species

• By ALi Keith

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Ohia lehua

• Hawaiian name is Ohia lehua
• Scientific name is Metrosideros
• In the ecosystem it helps out because its red
  blossoms are an important nectar for native
  hawaiian birds

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Ohia lehua contd

• Also has REALLY strong wood that helps out the
  ecosystem
• One of the first trees to break through the lava
  and lava rock

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Nene

• The Hawaiian name for the native goose is the
  Nene
• Its scientific name is Nesochen sandvicensis
• In the ecosystem it eats grass and low lying
  plant material
• It is endemic to Hawaii

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Nene contd.

• Worlds rarest goose
• Its strong toes have much reduced webbing, an
  adaptation to the lava flows on which it breeds.
  It mates on land unlike most other wildfowl and
  also breeds well in captivity
• Got its name form its soft call
• Does not migrate

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Hawaiian Monk Seal

• Hawaiian name is Ilio holo I ka uaua
• Scientific name is Monachus schauinslandi
• In the ecosystem it helps by eating eels, small
  octopus and reef fish

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Hawaiian Monk Seal contd

• There is only two species of Monk seals
• Most endangered of all seals

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Bibliography

• http//main.maui.net/pacwhale/childrens/fsmonksea
  l.html
• http//www.aloha-hawaii.com/hawaii/nene/
• http//www.netstate.com/states/symb/birds/hi_nene.
  htm
• http//www.thewildones.org/Animals/nene.html
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Goose
• http//www.lapietra.edu/scienceweb/Kilauea2004/sit
  es/36/Ohialehua.html

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