2007-01-26 04:50:47 · 5 answers · asked by Gary S 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Honolulu
Hawaii is one of the most isolated island groups in the world.
Sea gulls live near water, but nest on land, and not many birds are capable of surviving a 2500 mile open ocean migration with no place to stop. Although there are many wonderful bird species in Hawaii, and More that have become extinct since man first came to the islands, the habitat isn't ideal for most common gull species, aside from the inability to travel far enough to reach the chain.
Hawaii, does have indigenous gulls, though.
In answer to the answer after mine, all other animal lfe on the islands not brought by man got there by a well known and accepted method called 'rafting', and it is how isolated island chains around the world gained their animal diversity. Nova has even filmed a part of an episode about it. Albatross often live on the open ocean for months at a time.
2007-01-26 05:00:46 · answer #1 · answered by Rides365 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We ate them. They were ono!
I remember watching an episode of Magnum PI shot around Honolulu Harbor. In the background soundtrack they played the sounds of multiple seagulls just like what you would hear if you were say in Monterey California or some other port. I started laughing. My wife looked at me and asked what was so funny. I told her to listen to the background. She looked back at me and said "There are no stinking seagulls in Hawaii".
Do not have a formal answer. Many animals (spiders, bugs, birds etc) made it to Hawaii from wherever and established themselves long before the Hawaiians established a presence. Rides365 is right that most hitched a ride on something and survived the trip to make to Hawaii where they evolved into some very unique variations found only in Hawaii.
There are albatrosses and other birds. For example the lighthouse on Kauai is a federal bird sanctuary for seabirds.
Shooting from the hip I would say your standard seagull likes lower temperatures than what Hawaii has to offer.
2007-01-26 13:09:28 · answer #2 · answered by zudmelrose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gosh, I wish I had the answer.. but I wanted to say that when I moved from california to oahu.. it was one of the BEST things about the beaches.. those things are nasty....Aloha
2007-01-27 02:49:27 · answer #3 · answered by Haleiwa girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i really dont know? thats a good question...i havent ever thought about it but now since i do...whenever we went back in july of 2006 we didnt see a one. there are all kinds of other birds that beg for food but that is just about it.
2007-01-26 12:55:45 · answer #4 · answered by beth ann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It became passe, and they moved.
2007-01-26 12:58:34 · answer #5 · answered by le coq géant 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋