Photo of the Day #299: Gorillas
Laelaps
A young western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) fast asleep against an adult female. Photographed at the Bronx zoo...
07.05.2008 · Razib
... didn't include that map. The second map shows life expectancy of white males and females across the United States, the source is a PLoS ONE paper. What I'm suggesting here is that the authors above might be confusing...
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