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The Hawaiian honeycreeper is a model in adaptive radiation (evolution that occurs when an organism adapts to new environments through genetic mutation). These birds can be found throughout the Hawaiian islands. They prefer tropical to semi-tropical habitats with an abundance of flowers. These birds face many threats like habitat destruction […]

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This article was originally published on Critter Science.

Looking like a silvery-blue torpedo with razor sharp teeth and an under-bite, it’s the great barracuda. This species is the largest known barracuda in the world. They can be found in tropical waters around the world near Africa to the Red Sea, and all the way to the Hawaiian Islands, […]

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