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Being good long-distance travellers, |
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fairy terns island-hopped their way here to French Polynesia. |
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The ancestors of these blue lorikeets, however, |
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were brought here by some of the earliest Polynesians. |
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It could be described as the ultimate honeymoon destination. |
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Though the waters off these shores don't always appear too inviting. |
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Blacktip sharks have adapted to swim in less than a foot of water. |
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They come to these shallows to hunt for smaller fish. |
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Like Kingman Reef, |
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all signs of these islands' volcanic past have long since disappeared. |
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But without it, land could never have got started here. |
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In the very west of the Pacific, however, |
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volcanoes have had a helping hand. |