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Survival of the Flexible

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This particular example of flexibility comes from Tern Island, in French Frigate Shoals to the north of Hawaii. Towards the end of their breeding season the islands become a somewhat melancholy place as the visits by adults dwindle and then stop, and the youngsters fledge off into the vast expanse of ocean around the island.

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