endemic
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Santa Rosa Island is also home to a lizard species found on three of the Channel Islands, a spotted skunk endemic to two Channel Islands, a unique island fox subspecies and several uncommon birds.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Santa Rosa is home to six endemic plants, as well as the island spotted skunk and rare birds, Cohen said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
No vaccines or specific treatments exist for hantavirus, which is endemic in Argentina, where the ship set sail in April.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
The Andes virus is endemic to Argentina and Chile.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Immediate reasons for Pizarro’s success included military technology based on guns, steel weapons, and horses; infectious diseases endemic in Eurasia; European maritime technology; the centralized political organization of European states; and writing.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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