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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

10,000 Birds

Gutierrez, Justice, and Mesker were camping with classmates from Punahou, usually described as “a prestigious Honolulu prep school.” They emerged from their bloody rampage leaving fifteen adults dead, and fifteen destroyed nests with either smashed or missing eggs. “He was there when this happened but he did not injure any birds.

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Comebackers

10,000 Birds

The most notorious effect is that their eggshells become so thin that a parent bird will crush it’s eggs while attempting to incubate them. Birds aren’t the only animals who have made strong comebacks thanks to the Endangered Species Act. Although Laysan Duck is a Hawaiian bird, most birders have never heard of it.

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