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1 day ago · The orangutans are the only surviving species of the subfamily Ponginae, which diverged genetically from the other hominids ( gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans) between 19.3 and 15.7 million years ago. The most arboreal of the great apes, orangutans spend most of their time in trees.
- Bornean Orangutan
The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) is a species of...
- Sumatran Orangutan
The Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) is one of the three...
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- Hominidae
The Hominidae (/ h ɒ ˈ m ɪ n ɪ d iː /), whose members are...
- Pongo Weidenreichi
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- The Murders in The Rue Morgue
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar...
- Bornean Orangutan
1 day ago · Verbs are given in their "dictionary form". The exact form given depends on the specific language: For the Germanic languages and for Welsh, the infinitive is given. For Latin, the Baltic languages, and the Slavic languages, the first-person singular present indicative is given, with the infinitive supplied in parentheses.
1 day ago · In 2003, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ruled that the domestic cat is a distinct species, namely Felis catus. [20] [21] In 2007, the modern domesticated subspecies F. silvestris catus sampled worldwide was considered to have likely descended from the Near Eastern wildcat ( F. lybica ), following results of phylogenetic ...
1 day ago · Hades and Cerberus, in Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1888. Hades, as the god of the dead, was a fearsome figure to those still living; in no hurry to meet him, they were reluctant to swear oaths in his name, and averted their faces when sacrificing to him. Since to many, simply to say the word "Hades" was frightening, euphemisms were pressed ...
1 day ago · The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775, by John Trumbull, depicting the failed American invasion of northeastern Quebec.. At the outset of the American Revolutionary War, the American revolutionaries hoped the French Canadians in Quebec and the Colonists in Nova Scotia would join their rebellion and they were pre-approved for joining the United States in the ...
1 day ago · Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago 2011-19, U.S. Representative 2003–09, senior advisor to Bill Clinton 1993–98, Chief of Staff to Barack Obama 2009–10, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Louis Lincoln Emmerson , merchant, secretary of state and Governor of Illinois 1929–33
1 day ago · Zār ceremony on Hormuz Island. In the cultures of the Horn of Africa and adjacent regions of the Middle East, [1] Zār ( Arabic: زار, Ge'ez: ዛር) is the term for a demon or spirit assumed to possess individuals, mostly women, and to cause discomfort or illness. The so-called zār ritual or zār cult is the practice of reconciling the ...
