Mary Allen
Introduction: The Quest for Giants
ʻO ka hoihoi kanaka me nā mea nui i hoʻoikaika i nā huakaʻi a me nā ʻike he nui. Mai ka wā prehistoric a hiki i kēia au, ua ʻimi nā kānaka i nā holoholona nui loa ma ka honua. ʻO ka ʻimi ʻana i nā pilikua ua alakaʻi i ka ʻike ʻana i nā mea nui i hopu i ko mākou noʻonoʻo a haʻalele iā mākou i ka weliweli. Ma kēia ʻatikala, ʻimi mākou i kekahi o nā holoholona nui loa e noho nei a i ʻole ma mua o ko mākou honua.
ʻO ka Elepani ʻApelika: He Mea Nui
ʻO ka Elepani ʻApelika ka holoholona ʻāina nui loa ma ka honua, ʻo ke kaumaha a hiki i 6,000 kg (13,000 lbs) a kū a hiki i 4 mika (13 kapuaʻi) ke kiʻekiʻe ma ka poʻohiwi. Loaʻa iā lākou ma nā ʻāina he 37 ma ʻApelika a ua ʻike ʻia no ko lākou mau kumu lōʻihi kūʻokoʻa, nā pepeiao nui, a me nā ʻoki ʻoki. ʻO nā Elepani ʻApelika he mau holoholona pilikanaka, e noho ana i loko o nā pūʻulu a hiki i 100 mau kānaka, a ua manaʻo ʻia ʻo ia nā ʻano pōhaku kī i loko o kā lākou kaiaola.
Ka Elepani ʻAsia: He hoahānau pili
ʻOi aku ka liʻiliʻi o ka Elephant ʻAsia ma mua o kona hoahānau ʻApelika, ʻo ke kaumaha a hiki i 5,500 kg (12,000 lbs) a kū a hiki i 3 mika (10 kapuaʻi) ke kiʻekiʻe ma ka poʻohiwi. Loaʻa iā lākou ma nā ʻāina he 13 ma Asia a ua ʻike ʻia hoʻi no ko lākou mau ʻōpala lōʻihi a me nā ʻōpala curved. ʻO nā Elepani ʻAsia kekahi mau holoholona pilikanaka, e noho ana ma nā pūʻulu ʻohana a pāʻani i kahi kuleana nui i ko lākou kaiaola.
The Woolly Mammoth: A Prehistoric Beast
ʻO ka Woolly Mammoth kekahi o nā holoholona nui loa i ola ma ka honua. Ua hele lākou i ka honua i ka wā hau hope loa a ua pau lākou ma kahi o 4,000 mau makahiki aku nei. Ua hiki i ka 6,800 kg (15,000 lbs) ke kaumaha o Woolly Mammoths a ua kū a hiki i 4 mika (13 kapuaʻi) ke kiʻekiʻe ma ka poʻohiwi. He ʻuʻuku lōʻihi ko lākou a me ka ʻaʻahu huluhulu e pale aku ai i ke anu.
ʻO ka Indricotherium: He Pilikua o ka wā i hala
ʻO ka Indricotherium, i ʻike ʻia ʻo Paraceratherium, ʻo ia ka mammal ʻāina nui loa i ola a hiki i 20,000 kg (44,000 lbs) a kū a hiki i 5 mika (16 kapuaʻi) ke kiʻekiʻe ma ka poʻohiwi. Noho lākou i ka wā Oligocene, ma kahi o 34 miliona mau makahiki aku nei, a he mau herbivores me nā ʻāʻī lōʻihi a me nā wāwae.
ʻO ke kohola ʻulaʻula: ka holoholona nui loa ma ka honua
ʻO ka Blue Whale ka holoholona nui loa ma ka honua, ʻo ke kaumaha a hiki i 173 tons (191 tons) a hiki i 30 mika (98 kapuaʻi) ka lōʻihi. Loaʻa lākou ma nā moana a pau o ka honua a ua ʻike ʻia no ko lākou ʻulaʻula-hinahina a me ka nui. ʻO nā koholā ʻulaʻula nā mea hānai kānana, e hānai ana i nā holoholona liʻiliʻi e like me ka ʻōpae i kapa ʻia ʻo krill.
ʻO ke Crocodile i ka wai paʻakai: He Predator weliweli
ʻO ka Saltwater Crocodile ka mea kolo nui loa e ola ana, ʻo ke kaumaha a hiki i 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs) a hiki i ka 6 mika (20 kapuaʻi) ka lōʻihi. Loaʻa lākou ma nā wai o Asia Hikina Hema, Australia, a me nā mokupuni o ka Pākīpika a ua ʻike ʻia no ko lākou ʻāʻī ikaika a me ka hana ʻino. ʻO nā Crocodiles wai paʻakai nā mea ʻaihue kiʻekiʻe a hiki ke hopu i nā holoholona like ʻole, me nā iʻa, nā manu, a me nā mea momona.
Ka Hee Nui: He Pohihihi o ke Kai Hohonu
ʻO ka Colossal Squid kekahi o nā invertebrates nui loa ma ka honua, me ka nui o nā mea hoʻohālike i loaʻa a hiki i ka 14 mika (46 kapuaʻi) ka lōʻihi a hiki i ka 750 kg (1,650 lbs). Loaʻa lākou i nā wai hohonu o ka Moana Hema a ua ʻike ʻia no ko lākou mau maka nunui a me nā ʻū. He mau mea paʻakikī nā Colossal Squids, a he mea liʻiliʻi ka ʻike e pili ana i kā lākou ʻano a me ka biology.
ʻO ka Ostrich: He Manu lele ʻole o ka nui ʻoluʻolu
ʻO ka Ostrich ka manu ola nui loa, kū a hiki i 2.7 mika (9 kapuaʻi) ke kiʻekiʻe a hiki i 156 kg (345 lbs). Loaʻa lākou ma ʻApelika a ua ʻike ʻia no ko lākou mau wāwae ikaika a me nā ʻāʻī lōʻihi. He manu lele ʻole nā ʻostriches akā hiki ke holo a hiki i ka 70 km/h (43 mph) a hiki iā lākou ke hoʻopuka i nā kīkī ikaika.
ʻO ka ʻO Goliath Beetle: He Insect Kaumaha
ʻO ka Goliath Beetle kekahi o nā pepeke nui loa ma ka honua, me ke ana ʻana o nā kāne a hiki i 11 knm (4.3 iniha) ka lōʻihi a hiki i ka 100 g (3.5 oz) ke kaumaha. Loaʻa lākou ma nā wao ua o ʻApelika a ua ʻike ʻia no ko lākou nui a me ka ikaika. ʻO Goliath Beetles nā mea kanu lāʻau, e ʻai ana i ka hua a me ke kohu lāʻau.
Ka Anaconda: He Nahesa Nui Nui
ʻO ka Green Anaconda ka nahesa nui loa ma ka honua, e ana ana a hiki i 9 mika (30 kapuaʻi) ka lōʻihi a hiki i ka 250 kg (550 lbs). Loaʻa lākou ma nā wai o ʻAmelika Hema a ua ʻike ʻia no ko lākou nui a me ka ikaika. ʻO nā Anacondas nā mea hoʻopaʻa ikaika a hiki ke hopu i nā holoholona like ʻole, e like me nā iʻa, nā manu, a me nā mea momona.
Ka Hopena: He Honua Kupanaha
Ua piha ka honua i nā mea kupanaha, a ʻo ka ʻimi ʻana i nā pilikua ua alakaʻi i ka loaʻa ʻana o kekahi o nā holoholona nui loa ma ka honua. Mai ka Elephant ʻApelika a i ka Hee Nui, ua hopu kēia mau mea i ko mākou noʻonoʻo a haʻalele iā mākou i ka weliweli. Ma ka ʻāina, ma ke kai, a ma ka lewa paha, hoʻomanaʻo mai kēia mau holoholona iā mākou i ka ʻokoʻa a me ka nani o ko mākou honua.