#solomon islander

[folkfashion]

Solomon Islander woman, Jayn Saokai, Solomon Islands, by Miss Tulagi

[blakpearlsss]

[lionfloss]

MS World Discoverer was a German expedition cruise ship. It hit an uncharted reef in the Sandfly Passage 29. April 2000. The hole was too big to get it repaired on the spot, so all the guests were taken ashore. A few hours later the captain ran the ship full speed on ground in Rodrick bay. (via sv_manjana)

[monqii]

So... Solomon island ground boa snout markings make them look like little pig noses. 🐽

[theworldatwar]

US Marines pose with their War Dogs - Bougainville, Solomon Islands 1943

[herpsandbirds]

Solomon Island Prehensile-tailed Skink (Corucia zebrata), family Scincidae, endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago

Arboreal, herbivorous, crepuscular.

The largest known species of skink, they can grow to a total length of 32 inches (81 cm).

Live-bearing, they provide parental care for the young, after birth, as well. Females are known to be fiercely protective of the young.

They are actually social, and live in extended family groups.

This has been scientifically proven to be one of the best lizards, and I love them.

photograph by Josh More

[outofcontextdiscord]

[captain-price-unofficially]

December 1943. A Consolidated PBY 5 Catalina starboard side, waist gunner manning a .50 caliber machine gun. ‘Black Cat Squadron’ VP-12 at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.

[omgthatdress]

Solomon Islands!

[time-4-me-now]

Contrasts at sunset.

[folkfashion]

Solomon Islanders dancers, Solomon Islands, by Kike Calvo

[blakpearlsss]

Me

[kedreeva]

Took a couple photos of Loiosh to send to my friend.

[papillondusublime]

Great news for science! Recently, the world’s largest known coral was discovered in the waters around the Solomon Islands. With an estimated circumference of 183 meters, this massive coral is home to nearly a billion tiny and colorful polyps. “Big Momma”, the previous record holder that’s located in American Samoa, is three times smaller than this one. Fun fact: despite being visible from space, nobody recognized the coral until a few days ago. Local fishermen always thought that it was a giant boulder and even scientists initially mistook it for a shipwreck underwater. The world’s biggest coral so far is believed to be about 300 years old, which could serve as a priceless historical record of ocean conditions from the past few centuries. Unfortunately, due to climate change that causes the rapid heating of oceans, many corals turn white and die. As an artist who’s in love with the beauty of nature, I think that the most vital mission of this century is to protect the environment, because the world is full of surprises and wonderful things to contemplate.

[mindblowingscience]

A team of Zaira Rangers, a mammalogist with The University of Melbourne and a college professor with Solomon Islands National University have taken the first and only pictures of the rare Vangunu giant rat. In their project, reported in the journal Ecology and Evolution, the group set up camera traps with tips from locals and studied the images to identify the animals. For many years, locals living in the Solomon Islands have reported stories of large rats that climb trees and crack open coconuts with their teeth. Because the rats went unstudied by scientists, it was unknown whether the rats were a unique species or even if the stories were true. In 2017, a team of researchers from the Field Museum in Chicago ventured to the islands intent on discovering the truth. They managed to observe several of the rats and even managed to capture one and collect skin samples, which they took back to Chicago. The observations suggested that the rats likely weighed on average 1 kilogram and measured up to 45 centimeters in length—approximately three to four times the size of common brown or black rats. Upon performing a DNA analysis on the skin sample, the team found that the rat was indeed a previously unknown species—they named it Uromys vika.

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[famousinuniverse]

East Rennell, Solomon Islands: East Rennell is the southern portion of Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands which is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rennell is the largest raised coral atoll in the world and the area in East Rennell surrounding Lake Tegano contains many endemic species. The island is covered with dense forest which provides habitat for the many bird species. Wikipedia