Tag Archives: Latin America

Incarceration and gang culture

Posted on May 7, 2025 by borderslynn

In 1992 Venezuela was the richest country in the Western Hemisphere., due to its massive oil reserves, drilled by American oil companies. Below, an extract from the BBC obituary of Chavez, 5 March 2013 Father’ Fidel With his fiery revolutionary … Continue reading →

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First split hooved pigs in the Americas

Posted on May 16, 2020 by borderslynn

Image of wild boar in present day Hong Kong The species that make up the family Suidae are known as the pigs. All species in this family originated in Old World Europe, Africa, and Asia. Almost all of these pigs … Continue reading →

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The Americas: the origin of wild turkey

Posted on May 15, 2020 by borderslynn

Birds descend from a group of dinosaurs called theropods (from Greek meaning “beast feet”). The Turkey and chicken have the closest overall chromosome pattern to their dinosaur ancestor, possibly Tyrannosaurus Rex! After the dinosaurs were gone, mammals and birds were … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Latin America

Incarceration and gang culture

First split hooved pigs in the Americas

The Americas: the origin of wild turkey

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