Re: Redefining eternity

On 12/21/2024 12:23 PM, dsi1 wrote:

On Sat, 21 Dec 2024 18:12:34 +0000, clams casino wrote:
 

So you have one in Hawaii too?
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Wow- this truly is a lateral learning thread, nice work!
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https://hiroshimaforpeace.com/en/the-island-erased-from-the-map-okunoshima/
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Okunoshima (Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture), a national park
designated for about 4 kilometers in circumference, is known as the
“Rabbit Island” where about 900 rabbits live. Many tourists, both
domestic and international, visit the island every year. However,
Okunoshima was once called “the island that was erased from the map.”
 From 1929 to 1945, Okunoshima was a location for producing poison gas
for use in World War II. It was erased from the map as a national secret
of Japan’s major chemical weapons production base. Historical sites
related to the production of poison gas still remain on Okunoshima today
and continue to tell the horrors of war.
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https://www.hawaii-aloha.com/blog/rabbit-islands-name-manana-and-its-story/
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There are two reasons for Rabbit Island’s unusual name, one literal and
one figurative. Manana Island was literally home to a rabbit colony, put
there by plantation owner John Cummins back in the 1880s. Figuratively,
it resembles what a rabbit’s head might look like while swimming if you
have some imagination and look at it right from the right angle.
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Back to the actual rabbits of Rabbit Island: they were a disaster for
the delicate ecosystem on Manana. It’s home and nesting site to many
endangered native and migratory seabird species. Its tiny sand beach
(the island itself is all of 67 acres) is the occasional home of
itinerant (also endangered) Hawaiian monk seals as they hunt and sun
their way through Hawaiian waters. Native naupaka and other plant life
clings to windswept cliffs and slopes.
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It took about a hundred years, but the rabbits are gone from Rabbit
Island Hawaii, Manana and new nesting sites have taken hold. Rabbit
Island is returning to an untouched, rabbit-free natural state.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fVglIRufWM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWA32UOqlWQ
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And with some tasty Hawaiian guitar (steel guitar) and even a bit of
yodeling - nice tune.

 Falsetto singing is a big thing in Hawaii. Some people are just
stunning.

My bad, not even the same as this:
https://youtu.be/f7xw1Q7hwco
But well in line with:
https://youtu.be/0S13mP_pfEc
Ah those high notes!
I try that and Ella Fitzgerald rolls in her grave and 2 more cassette tape manufacturers go out of bidnits, lol.

This guy is singing about Akaka falls. The amazing part about
Akaka falls is that a tiny fish will climb 440 feet up the falls to get
to the top. I assume they climb up to spawn. It's surprising that those
fish are not extinct. My family would be extinct if I had to climb up
the falls to spawn.

:-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7PCmz5kCXE
 https://yankeebarbareno.com/2016/07/16/akaka-falls-hawaii-cliff-climbing-goby/

Fascinating local lore again, thx.
“All species of gobies have a unique morphological feature: their adults have a peculiar fusion of pelvic fins to form a disc with a strong sucking power. Amphidromous gobies use their sucking disc to move upstream; the disc allows them to attach to stones and climb on vertical rock surfaces, and finally, to reach their home habitats even when they are located at high elevations above waterfalls.”
https://www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/comments/es16jv/the_mandarin_goby_perhaps_the_most_ornately/
(unmatched beauty!)
...but I can't see where his suction disc is...
In Canaduh, it's more evident:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/round-goby-fish-hamilton-harbour-1.4006195
Round goby fish, the invasive species that has monopolized the Great Lakes for almost 40 years, is now thriving in Hamilton Harbour because "they're able to live in these highly polluted environments," new research suggests.
The round goby is native to Eurasia, particularly the Black Sea and Caspian Sea. It was introduced to the Great Lakes through the ballast water of ships. The first confirmed sighting in Lake Ontario was in 1998.
The goby has been destructive because it is more aggressive than native fish and competes for the same food source. It also spawns more often than fish local to the Great Lakes — with more than 100 per square metre on the lake or river bottom in some areas.
https://therouge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Round-Goby-fins.jpg
Round gobies lack a swim bladder, and movement is characterized by an alternating pattern of bottom rests and short swim bursts. Unlike native sculpins and darters, the gobies have fused pelvic fins that act like a suction cup. This gives the gobies a stronger ability to cling to rocks in faster currents and a migratory advantage for moving upstream against the current.