Yeah, the mongoose were not so much of a brilliant idea. Hawaii is sadly overrun with mammals that oughtn't to be there.
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Consuela - Dec 30, 2004 10:28:31 am PST #38 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
lori - Dec 30, 2004 10:34:19 am PST #39 of 10001
Not to mention the bajillions of unique native species that have been extinguished. critters and such that shouldn't be in Hawaii
Now I'm getting a sad Hawaii-That-Was vibe.
-t - Dec 30, 2004 10:42:53 am PST #40 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
A pure unspoiled Hawaii would be otally without mammals, right? Not even ninjas?
Consuela - Dec 30, 2004 10:46:49 am PST #41 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Not even ninjas, -t.
But the Polynesian settlers brought dogs and pigs with them, at the least, and then the Europeans showed up with rats, goats, cats, and so forth, and the damage really escalated.
lori - Dec 30, 2004 10:48:01 am PST #42 of 10001
I think Hawaiian Monk Seals woulda still chosen to live there, but I think they may be the only ones considered native mammals.
Consuela - Dec 30, 2004 11:12:59 am PST #43 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, duh, lori. I forgot about the monk seals. And me an environmental specialist. Heh.
They are, of course, hugely endangered.
-t - Dec 30, 2004 11:16:53 am PST #44 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Monk seals only. That fact could come in handy.
Excellent.
lori - Dec 30, 2004 11:17:46 am PST #45 of 10001
Well, with the not really hanging out in the forests and all, they aren't usually what think of when they talk about mammals.
WildDemon Cornelius - Dec 30, 2004 11:23:34 am PST #46 of 10001
Take your fingers off it, don't you dare touch it, you know it don't belong to you, to you...
Hmm...interesting website (as usual, it has little if anything to do with Firefly, but never mind) about the Hawaiian animals.
Poor Albatrosses...a friend of mine once tried to start a debate over who would win in a fight between a Mongoose and an Albatross...doesn't seem quite so hilarious now. Why would anyone introduce Mongooses? (not Mongeese) Was there a snake problem, or did two guys have a contest to see who could bring in the most random animal?
One more question: Why is it that ninjas are always funny/cool? -t just randomly mentioned ninjas, and I laughed. Why?
Betsy HP - Dec 30, 2004 11:25:26 am PST #47 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Did the Polynesians not have rats?