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Dolphins
Turtles
Monk Seal
Birds
Marine Life
100
What are two types of endangered dolphins?
Spinner Dolphin and Spotted Dolphin
100
Leatherback Turtles have been around for over 100 million years. True or False?
True
100
The Hawaiian Monk Seal is the only tropical seal endangered. True or False?
True
100
Which hawaiian island can the Hawaiian Hawk be found on?
Big Island
100
What are seahorses being sold for?
Seahorses are being sold as pets and for medicine
200
Where can the Spotted Dolphins be found?
In channels between the Hawaiian Islands
200
Where can Honus be found?
NorthWestern Hawaiian Islands
200
Why are Hawaiian Monk Seals endangered?
Polluted environment (Hawaiian Monk Seals eat debris thinking that it is food)
200
How many Nene birds are left in existence?
800
200
Parrot fish are born male. True or false?
False (All Parrot fish are first born female, then transforms into a male)
300
How much times can a Spinner Dolphin spin on one jump out of water?
6 times
300
When is the Leatherback Turtle expected to become extinct?
Within 10-15 years
300
How many Hawaiian Monk Seals are left on the Hawaiian Islands?
1,100
300
How are humans endangering the Hawaiian Hawk?
Humans are cutting down trees, which the Hawaiian Hawk lives in
300
How does the Parrot Fish help the marine life under water?
The Parrot Fish helps maintain the balance in coral reef life
400
Why are Spotted Dolphins getting caught in the tuna fish nets?
They swim with yellowfin tuna fish
400
Name the virus all Honus can catch.
Fabropapilloma (It is a herpes-like disease)
400
Name at least three sea cretures the Hawaiian Monk Seal likes to eat.
Eels, Octopus, Lobster, Small fish, and Jellyfish
400
Are humans or the Nene bird's predators, the cause of their endangerment? Explain your answer.
Both (Humans used to hunt Nene's, which lowered their population drastically, and Nene's predators would eat their eggs and young)
400
Where else has the Hawaiian Ladyfish been spotted?
Japan (The Hawaiian Ladyfish has only been spotted there twice, in 1980 and 2002. The quality of these habitats may affect the species' population)
500
How many types of Spinner Dolphins exist?
4 (Stenella longirostris longirostris, Stenella longirostris orientalis, Stenella longirostris centroamericana, and Stenella longirostris roseiventris)
500
How many years can a sea turtle live up to?
Over 150 years
500
Explain how sunlight can manipulate the color of the Hawaiian Monk Seal.
The sunlight can change the seal from dark gray to a brown and silver color
500
How many Nene birds were existed when Captain Cook first came to the islands?
25,000
500
What type of medicine is the seahorse needed for?
Medicine to help kidney problems (Medicine made from seahorses are mostly made in China and it is very popular there. Since seahorses are endangered, the demands on seahorse medicine has risen)