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Formerly the bonobo was known as the "pygmy chimpanzee", despite the bonobo having a similar body size to the common chimpanzee. The name "pygmy" was given by the German zoologist Ernst Schwarz in 1929, who classified the species on the basis of a previously mislabeled bonobo cranium, noting its diminutive size compared to chimpanzee skulls.
Kanzi (born October 28, 1980), also known by the lexigram (from the character 太), is a male bonobo who has been the subject of several studies on great ape language. According to Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, a primatologist who has studied the bonobo throughout her life, Kanzi has exhibited advanced linguistic aptitude. [1] [2] [3]
This is a list of the mammals native to the U.S. state of Georgia.. The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale is the state marine mammal of Georgia. West Indian manatee, vulnerable Little brown bat, endangered American bison, near threatened Indiana bat, near threatened New England cottontail, vulnerable Eastern small-footed myotis, endangered False killer whale, near threatened ...
The U.S. state of Alabama is home to these known indigenous mammal species. [1] Historically, the state's indigenous species included one armadillo species, sixteen bat species, thirteen carnivore species, six insectivore species, one opossum species, four rabbit species, twenty-two rodent species, and three ungulate species.
As part of these efforts, the U.S. received two female bonobos from Europe in 2001 — one of them, Unga, found a permanent home in Columbus, and the other in Milwaukee.
The following species are locally extinct in the country: Asiatic cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus [45] Moose, Alces alces [46] Caucasian wisent, Bison bonanus; Wild horse, Equus ferus [47] Onager, Equus hemionus [48] Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus [49] European mink, Mustela lutreola [50] Northern lion, Panthera leo [51] Caspian tiger ...
"The Georgia coast is boarded by over 368,000 acres of tidal salt marsh that acts as a natural buffering system between the ocean and the mainland," Gaskin explained.
Wiregrass ecosystem on the Gulf Coast Map showing southern Georgia, southeastern Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle.. The Wiregrass region, also known as the Wiregrass plains or Wiregrass country, is an area of the Southern United States encompassing parts of southern Georgia, southeastern Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle.