Skunk Ape - Skunk Ape Myakka Skunk-Ape photo of Sarasota County, FL The Skunk Ape is a supposed type of Bigfoot from Florida. Many photos taken of the skunk ape look suspiciously like Orangutans that inhabit primate inclosures of the more lavish zoos of Miami and Orlando, conveniently for their photographers. For instance, if one were to take a picture of an Orangutan in its habitat enclosure and simply make sure that one did not capture structures such as bars or windows in the photo, one would have an excellent picture of a Skunk-Ape that would be difficult to refute. The most famous such photos were taken anonymously and mailed to the Sarasota Sheriff's Department in Florida in the year 2000. These photos are known as the Myakka Skunk-Ape.
American folklore - 8 Songs and games Tall Men and their Tall Tales Paul Bunyan John Henry Iron John Mike Fink Pecos Bill Casey Jones Buffalo Bill Billy the Kid Jesse James Johnny Appleseed Kit Carson Davy Crockett Daniel Boone Wild Bill Hickok Wyatt Earp Doc Holliday Stagger Lee Joe Hill Pancho Villa And some women Betsy Ross Bonnie Parker Calamity Jane Lizzie Borden Marie Laveau La Llorona Molly Pitcher Annie Oakley Native Americans Hiawatha Pocahontas Squanto Geronimo Sacagawea Animals Squonk Beast of Busco Bigfoot Jersey Devil Hodag Chupacabra Skunk Ape Literature Stephen Vincent Benét History Wagon train Scalping Contemporary folklore Conspiracy theory Urban legend Songs and games jump rope rhymes stickball or sandlot ball counting-out game "My Darling Clementine".
Bigfoot - costume. It has been claimed that the creater of the costume seen in the Patterson-Gimlin film was none other than the special effects legend, John Chambers. Chambers was an aquaintance of Ray Wallace and Bob Gimlin at the time of the filming and was the designer of the costumes seen in many of the original Planet of the Apes films. Chambers died in 2001, never having admitted an involvement in the hoax. Reports of large, bipedal hominid-like creatures from the remote wilderness exist from well before any of the hoaxers were born, however—including one from President Theodore Roosevelt. Unknown large primates have been reported in wilderness regions on every habitable continent except Antarctica. One of the more famous is the Yeti (or Abominable Snowman) of the Himalayas. Enthusiasts go so far.
Chupacabra - variety also stands/hops as a kangaroo, and it has coarse fur with greyish facial hair. The head is similar to a dog's, and its mouth has large teeth. Some believe the chupacabra is a product of "social hysteria" while others feel this is a weak explanation for the real dead animals resulting from the creature's unexplained attacks. There are many eye-witness accounts dating back many years. Semi-mythical creatures similar to the Chupacabra include the Jersey Devil, the Skunk Ape of south Florida, West Virginia's Mothman, and the Monkey-man of New Delhi. A few pictures which may be hoaxes (link below) exist of the Chupacabra. The creature is believed to be seen also in some regions in Brazil, like Varginha in the State of Minas Gerais. See also: Cryptozoology, Vampire External Links.
List of ethnic slurs - J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ Numbers 51st Stater - Canadians, according to some from the United States A Abba-Dabba - from the film Betrayed, referring to Arabs and the United Arab Emirates city of Abu Dhabi Abo - Australia, Australian aboriginal Adolf - Germans, referring to Adolf Hitler African queen - U.K., a black gay male Ahab - whites, from Moby Dick Ainu - Japanese people, originally referring to a valid minority (the Ainu) of Japan, now sometimes used as a derogatory term for any Asian, emphasizing barbarism Albino - whites (see albino) Ame-koh - Americans, used in Japan Ami - Americans, originating in Germany from Scheiss-Ami Amo - the Amish Angie - Anglophones in Canada, used in Quebec Ape Candy.
Skunk - Skunk Skunk Striped Skunk Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Mephitidae Genera Mephitis Spilogale Conepatus The skunks or Mephitidae are a family of medium-sized black and white furred mammals belonging to the order Carnivora. They are found throughout both North and South America, being absent only from the far north of Canada. Skunk species vary in size from about 40 to almost 70 centimetres, and in weight from about half a kilo (the spotted skunks, genus Spilogale) up to as much as 6 kilos (the well-known Striped Skunk of North America). All species share a similar form: a moderately elongated body with resonably short, well-muscled legs, and long front claws for digging. They are nocturnal carnivores: they eat a great many.
Great Ape personhood - Great Ape personhood Advocates of Great Ape personhood consider the three hominid apes, the bonobo, chimpanzee, and gorilla, plus the non-hominid orangutan to be "persons" as opposed to "animals". They seek legal recognition of this status. The most famous such advocate is Jane Goodall, appointed a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations to fight the bushmeat trade and end ape extinction, which personhood advocates refer to as "ape genocide". Goodall's longitudinal studies revealed the social and family life of chimps to be very similar to that of human beings in most respects. She herself calls them individuals, and claims they relate to her as an individual member of the clan. Laboratory studies of ape language ability, caring for pets, etc. began to reveal other human traits, as.
Abe Saperstein - Abe Saperstein Ape Saperstein is the famous creator of the "Savoy Big Five", which later became the "Harlem Globetrotters"..
Ape - Ape Ape is a common, yet rather imprecise, name for some animals of the order Primates. Its earliest meaning was a tailless (and therefore exceptionally human-like) non-human primate, but as zoological knowledge developed it became clear that taillessness occurred in a number of different and otherwise unrelated species. Modern scientific usage includes as apes: the families Hylobatidae (6 species of gibbons and the siamang), known as lesser apes the family Hominidae or great apes, consisting of Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla), Chimpanzees (common chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes and bonobos, Pan paniscus), humans (Homo sapiens), and Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus). The great ape family was previously referred to as Pongidae, and humans (and fossil hominids) were omitted from it, but on grounds of relatedness there is no argument for doing this..
Ape extinction - Ape extinction Ape extinction, particularly Great Ape extinction, is one of the most widely held biodiversity concerns. Recent primate extinctions (notably that of Miss Waldron's Red Colobus) after a long period of no such losses, and the rise of the African bushmeat trade, have sparked concerns that human beings may be eliminating their nearest genetic and social relatives. Because some apes are classified as hominids, and politically some consider them persons many consider this genocide. That legal and political issue is treated in another article on ape genocide. The facts are, that there are very few breeding populations of the gorilla, bonobo, chimpanzee or orang-utan outside captivity, and all such populations are not only formally classified as endangered species, but in the direct path of human.
Ape genocide - Ape genocide Ape genocide is a political term referring simultaneously to ape extinction, breakdown in ape social groups, and the fact that scientists classify some apes as hominid, in the same family as man. Accordingly, many believe that the extermination of these near-human species is politically and socially equivalent to genocide as defined by the United Nations. As ape extinction due to the bushmeat trade began to cause social groups of apes to disintegrate, losing many key adult members (according to researchers close to these groups) and leaving many ape children orphaned, pressure mounted to save these species. National Geographic produced a poignant piece on the social life of Great Apes, entitled "Social Climbers", that stated bluntly that the extinction of man's nearest relatives would certainly.
Aquatic ape hypothesis - Aquatic ape hypothesis The aquatic ape hypothesis (or aquatic ape theory as it is frequently called) holds that some hominid ancestors of humans spent a significant time in a semi-aquatic setting, living on the African seacoast and gathering most of their food from the seashore and shallow offshore waters, before returning to a more land-based existence. This is a minority position not widely held in biology. The conventional view of human evolution is that humans evolved on the savannas of Africa. The theory was originally suggested by Alister Hardy. Elaine Morgan studied and promoted it, producing books on the subject including The Aquatic Ape and The Scars of Evolution. Here follows a list of aquatic ape arguments and counter-arguments from savannah theorists: Nakedness: Of the hundreds of.
Beneath the Planet of the Apes - stars Charlton Heston (although he is in a very small supporting role) and James Fransicus (although Burt Reynolds was originally intended for this role). The military Ape General was originally supposed to be played by Orson Welles. Warning: Wikipedia contains spoilers The ending takes place under the planet's surface with a confrontation between an army of apes, Heston and Fransicus, and a mutated white robed people who worship "the bomb". The planet is destroyed by the atomic bomb going off via the hand of Heston..
The Ape and the Sushi Master - The Ape and the Sushi Master Popular science book The Ape and the Sushi Master, by Frans de Waal, is an overview of animal behavior and psychology, with emphasis on primates. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
Skunk works - Skunk works The skunk works was the unofficial name for the Lockheed Advanced Development Projects Unit and was the production unit responsible for a number of famous aircraft, including the U-2, the SR-71, and the F-117. Skunk works also refers to a unit within a company that attempts to use the techniques of the original skunk works. Skunk works is also used to refer to projects undertaken by engineers without the knowledge or approval of company management. Famous examples of successful skunk works include the porting of Linux to the IBM S/390 series of mainframes. The name came from the popular comic strip Li'l Abner by cartoonist Al Capp. In the comic, the Skonk Works was a small factory whose business used skunks (the exact nature.
Planet of the Apes (1968 movie) - the Apes was followed by four sequels: Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) and two television series: Planet of the Apes (1974) Return to the Planet of the Apes (animated) (1975) The movie was remade in 2001 - see Planet of the Apes. In 2001 the United States Library of Congress deemed the original film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. Famous quote "Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!".
List of historical apes - Primate Actors Manis - orangutan Scientific Apes Koko - gorilla involved with sign language research Kanzi - bonobo [1] Sultan - ape Zoo Apes binti jua - gorilla who saved a human boy Floquet de Neu or Copito de Nieve ("Snowflake"), only albino gorilla known to exist; most famous resident of the Parc Zoològic de Barcelona Related Topics List of fictional apes (and some other primates) List of historical chimpanzees List of historical monkeys List of historical animals.
List of fictional apes - Monkeys. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Literary Apes 2 Cartoon Apes 3 Movie Apes / Ape creatures 4 Stories about ape-men 5 Other famous apes 6 Related Topics Literary Apes The "Famous Ape" mentioned in Hamlet by William Shakespeare Fiben Bolger - David Brin's Uplift War the Librarian of the Unseen University - an orangutan Cartoon Apes Grape Ape King Louie - Disney's animated version of The Jungle Book Magilla Gorilla Movie Apes / Ape creatures Amy - ASL signing gorilla from Congo Caesar, Cornelius, Dr. Zaius, Zira, Lucius from Planet of the Apes Clyde - the orangutan from Clint Eastwood movies Every Which Way but Loose and Any Which Way You Can King Kong Mighty Joe Young Suzanne (orangutan) - from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and the credits.
USS Alaska (CB-1) - TF 58. At about 0708, Franklin (CV-13) reeled under the impact of two bomb hits; Wasp (CV-18) too, fell victim to Japanese bombs. On board Alaska, those in a position to watch the developing battle noted a flash, followed by a slowly rising column of smoke. "All who saw it knew that a carrier had been hit," the cruiser's historian records, "and soon the radio brought confirmation that the Franklin had been the victim .... " The thin cloud layer having rendered radar largely useless, Japanese planes attacked all task groups. During the afternoon, TF 58 retired slowly to the southwestward, covering the crippled Franklin and simultaneously launching fighter sweeps against airfields on Kyushu in order to disorganize any attempted strikes against it. To further protect Franklin, a salvage unit, Task.
Doe Maar - player and composer Henny Vrienten, who refused at first, because Doe Maar did not look like the right step in anybody's career. Later Henny decided to join after all, because Doe Maar looked like a band where 'fun' was a key word, and with him the band suddenly had two gifted song writers in their midst (the other being Ernst Janz) who influenced each other's work in a positive way. Accidental air time The record company was still not convinced of their quality and held back the release of the album, Skunk, until after the december season and after carnival, because they felt that the bands offering would not survive amidst bigger names. However, the record company did start marketing the album and samples were sent to the radio stations. Due.
