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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

10,000 Birds

Gutierrez, Justice, and Mesker were camping with classmates from Punahou, usually described as “a prestigious Honolulu prep school.” Can a 17-year-old who mercilessly slaughters helpless creatures – and then brags about it both in person and on social media – suddenly see the light when he reaches the magic age of 18?

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Comebackers

10,000 Birds

However, the age of the Golden Gooney was to come to a brutal end; beginning in the late 1800′s, they were being slaughtered by the millions for their feathers at their breeding colonies. Not only were they a common bird, they were a common bird nearshore; indigenous peoples hunted them up and down the coast.

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