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__ Santa Cruz Island __ is 1 of the 8 islands in the Channel Islands California. It is the largest of the eight islands and is very interesting. This island is not the one that people mostly get attracted to but that is why all of the animals that you find there can only be found there. __ Santa Cruz Island __ is big, beautiful, and has lots of Native and endemic animals; such as the Island Fox it is only found on Santa Cruz Island. The Island Fox not found on any of the other islands or on any other state; same with the Island Scrub Jay “not found anywhere else”. One thing that a lot of people look forward but don’t usually see it is called The Santa Cruz Tortoise.

__ Santa Cruz Island __ is located about 20 miles from the mainland coast of Ventura. Being the largest Channel Island, Santa Cruz is also the most diverse with interesting geological features including two mountain ranges and many caves. 600 plant species live at Santa Cruz Island, well over 120 species of land birds including the endemic Island scrub jay (which is in the paragraph you just read).

Julia, this is a really good report on Santa Cruz, Nice Job! I really like your pictures and captions (especially the sea stars)!-Angelina