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4 days ago · Sirenia. The Sirenia ( / saɪˈriːni.ə / ), commonly referred to as sea cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The extant Sirenia comprise two distinct families: Dugongidae (the dugong and the now extinct Steller's sea cow) and ...
1 day ago · Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant ( Loxodonta africana ), the African forest elephant ( L. cyclotis ), and the Asian elephant ( Elephas maximus ). They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea; extinct relatives ...
May 11, 2024 · Afro-Latinos comprise the majority of the African diaspora. History [ edit ] In the 15th and 16th centuries, many people of African origin were brought to the Americas by the Spanish and Portuguese , while some arrived as part of exploratory groups.
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May 7, 2024 · San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is working to bring you an updated version of the African Elephants Fact Sheet with new science and conservation information. Thanks for your patience, as our tusks go to the ground and dig into this huge project. Please check back soon. SDZWA team members can email questions to library@sdzwa.org.
2 days ago · Hispanic and Latino Americans (Spanish: Estadounidenses hispanos y latinos; Portuguese: Estadunidenses hispânicos e latinos) are Americans of Spanish and/or Latin American ancestry. These demographics include all Americans who identify as Hispanic or Latino regardless of ancestry.
5 days ago · Spanish. The grammar, the phonology, and about 60% of the vocabulary of Judaeo-Spanish is essentially Spanish but, in some respects, it resembles the dialects in southern Spain and South America, rather than the dialects of Central Spain. For example, it has yeísmo ("she" is eya / ella [ˈeja] (Judaeo-Spanish), instead of ella) as well as seseo .
4 days ago · In the early 1960s, the first wave of Cubans fled the communist regime of Fidel Castro and created a robust refugee community in Miami, Florida. Episode 4 of Latino Americans traces these developments and enriches the narrative of Puerto Rican and Cuban communities created in the postwar period on the U.S mainland.
