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Mbeki quoted Baron Georges Couvier, a French scientist who dissected Baartman's body after her death, as saying: "Her moves had something that reminded one of the monkey and her external genitalia recalled those of the orang-utang".
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If the progeny of this ape-like ancestor inter-bred for many generations, -- as certainly would have been the case -- then we are not only descended from all the monkey family, the baboon, gorilla, ape, chimpanzee, orang-utang lemur (H.G. Wells 'ancestor), mongoose, etc., but are also related to all their progeny.
The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments
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The largest is the orang-utang, which grows to a height of five feet, is very strong, savage and dangerous, and is almost always seen on trees.
From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Sven Anders Hedin 1908
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To dream of an orang-utang, denotes that some person is falsely using your influence to further selfish schemes.
What's in a Dream: A Scientific and Practical Interpretation of Dreams 1901
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Her moves had something that reminded one of the monkey and her external genitalia recalled those of the orang-utang. "
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Her moves had something that reminded one of the monkey and her external genitalia recalled those of the orang-utang. "
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Her moves had something that reminded one of the monkey and her external genitalia recalled those of the orang-utang. "
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The public view would be something like the projects), except less blue and more "ook" (or is that only orang-utang slang?)
chained_bear commented on the word orang-utang
Archaic spelling of orangutan. See durian for a usage note.
March 4, 2008