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In the lowlands, |
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there are lush coastal rainforests teeming with life. |
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But not indigenous life. |
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None of the plants or animals you see here is actually native. |
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Jackson's chameleons were brought from East Africa as exotic pets. |
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The white-rumped shama from India |
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and the northern cardinal from North America |
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were both introduced to supplement the native bird life, |
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while the red-billed leiothrix was a cage bird imported from China. |
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And the Japanese white-eye was imported in an attempt |
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to control insect pests. |
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Before humans, |
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only one new species reached Hawaii every 35,000 years. |
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Now up to 50 new species turn up every year. |
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Invaders are everywhere, |
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and some have had a significant impact. |
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In an attempt to control introduced rats, |
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humans brought the Indian mongoose to Hawaii. |
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Unfortunately, |
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no one considered the fact that rats are nocturnal, |
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while the mongoose hunts by day, |
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so the hungry mongoose turned its attention |
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to decimating the island's unique bird life instead. |