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stephanie sammann #Wildlife

Real Science | How Life Survives on Underwater Volcanoes

Indigenous science already knew about sharks in volcanoes. Hawaiian mythology shows that when Pele the volcano goddess was searching for a new home after exile, her canoe was pulled by her elder brother Kamohoaliʻi, the god of sharks. He found the new land for Pele to dig her pit (caldera). In other words, Hawaiians knew sharks have connection with hotspots.

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