Month: February 2016

Delfine

Delfine sind unheimlich tolle Tiere, sie sind sehr schlau. Diese Säugetiere haben sogar eine Sprache, die aus Schnattern und Pfeifen besteht.Erstaunlich ist, dass sie auch Namen füreinander haben. Sie schwimmen in Gruppen von bis zu 30 Tieren. Man kann sie überall finden: Es gibt die Meeresdelfine, die im Meer leben und dann gibt es die rosaroten Süßwasserdelfine die im Amazonas leben. Wenn der Amazonas flutet können sie zwischen den Bäumen schwimmen. Sie sind nahe verwandt mit den Walen. Obwohl Wale Krill fressen und Delfine Fische und Algen.
Delfine und Haie sind ganz und gar nicht verwandt: Haie bewegen ihre Schwanzflosse von rechts nach links. Delfine bewegen sie von oben nach unten. Haie haben keine richtigen Knochen. Delfine haben richtige Knochen. Sie sind sehr soziale Tiere und sehr freundlich.
Sie können tolle Tricks wie zum Beispiel: Muscheln auf der Nase balancieren und Saltos drehen. Halt an Stränden Ausschau und vielleicht siehst du sie.

As you can guess, Leilani wrote the above. Google and I provide the translation:

Dolphins

Dolphins are awesome animals, they are very smart. These mammals have a language that consists of whistles, clicking sounds and chattering. Even more astounding is that they have names for each other. They swim in pods of up to 30 animals. They can be found everywhere: There are marine dolphins that live in the ocean and there are pink freshwater dolphins that live in the Amazon. when the Amazon floods they swim between the trees. They are closely related to whales. Although whales eat krill and dolphins fish and algae.
Dolphins and sharks are not at all related: sharks moving their tail from right to left. Dolphins they move from top to bottom. Sharks have no real bone. Dolphins have proper bone. They are very social animals and very friendly.
They can perform tricks and stunts such as balancing shells on the nose and turn somersaults. Keep watching on the beaches, you might see them.

Larsen’s

We first wanted to hike on a mauka trail, but it had rained and was too muddy. We got a few nice views and a few strawberry guava before turning around.

Fortunately, Andy suggested we go to Larsen’s beach nearby, since it is a hike and a beach all in one. On the old trail down to the beach, there were some cool rocks under this tree.

For once Julie jumped up on a rock, sat patiently, and looked at the camera. Sonja says her shirt matches the location.

This pretty native ‘ilima (Sida fallax in the hibiscus family) was growing right along the trail.

There were some nice views of the coast from the trail. Nothing spectacular, just lots of green and blue.

We were also very fortunate to see a pair of Laysan albatross (moli in Hawaiian) under some trees performing what we think was a courtship ritual or dance. They would rub their beaks together on each side, sometimes sitting, sometimes standing.

It was late and too cloudy for swimming, but the beach-combing was excellent.

While Sonja and Leilani looked for shells, Andy ran around and climbed on the rocks.

He did find this float with an entire microcosm: barnacles, seaweed, and pelagic crab. But he threw it back.