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Elephant-Sized Apes That Once Roamed the Land Mysteriously Vanished. Now, Scientists Have an Answer.

Some 330,000 years ago, giant apes the size of elephants roamed the forests of southern China. Their massive teeth—once sold as a "dragon tooth" by a Hong Kong apothecary—gnawed tough leaves and devoured fruit. Then suddenly, while other primates were thriving, these supersized orangutan-like creatures vanished with almost no trace.

Elephant-Sized Apes That Once Roamed the Land Mysteriously Vanished. Now, Scientists Have an Answer.https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjvmq7/elephant-sized-apes-that-once-roamed-the-land-mysteriously-vanished-now-scientists-have-an-answerOpen linkView original on lemmy.world
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King Kong & Climate Change

Some 330,000 years ago, giant apes the size of elephants roamed the forests of southern China. Their massive teeth—once sold as a "dragon tooth" by a Hong Kong apothecary—gnawed tough leaves and devoured fruit. Then suddenly, while other primates were thriving, these supersized orangutan-like creatures vanished with almost no trace.

King Kong & Climate Changehttps://www.vice.com/en/article/qjvmq7/elephant-sized-apes-that-once-roamed-the-land-mysteriously-vanished-now-scientists-have-an-answerOpen linkView original on lemmy.world
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Ajit Pai Elected To Public Television Board Of Trustees

Pai, who chaired the FCC from 2017 to 2021, during the Donald Trump administration and was often derided online mostly for undoing the net neutrality rules, is now a partner at Searchlight Capital Partners, a global investment firm.

”America’s Public Television Stations are honored and delighted to welcome Ajit Pai to the APTS board,” said APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler.

Fox in the henhouse, again.

Ajit Pai Elected To Public Television Board Of Trusteeshttps://indiawest.com/ajit-pai-elected-to-public-television-board-of-trustees/Open linkView original on lemmy.world

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