61. Primates gorillas (Gorilla) are the largest of the living primates (adult males can reach2 m in height with a weight of 200 kg) and are confined to the tropical http://taggart.glg.msu.edu/isb200/primates.htm

Extant Primates Ralph E. Taggart, Professor Department of Plant Biology Department of Geological Sciences Michigan State University Evolution of the Order Primates can be traced back to the early Tertiary period and the order is considered to have developed as an offshoot of a group of small, nocturnal, insectivorous mammals known as tree shrews . Several sub-orders are recognized: Prosimians Prosimians represent the least derived group of primates and include lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers. All of these animals are nocturnal and all species are endangered as a result of loss of tropical rain-forest habitat. A lemur ( Propithecus verrauxi ), endemic to the island of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa. Lemurs feature a somewhat elongated snout with minimal overlap of the visual field of its two eyes. Given the general trends in primate evolution, these are considered "primitive" characters. A loris ( Loris tardigradis ) from India. The snout is somewhat elongated (less so than in lorises) and the eyes are rotated toward the front of the face, providing stereoscopic vision. The rain-forests of southeast Asia provide the habitat for many tarsiers, including this one (

62. GH Books On Gorillas on gorillas. Jane has a huge library of books on gorillas and primates,but she’s often asked which are the best books for kids. http://www.gorilla-haven.org/ghbooks.htm

Some of Jane's Favorite Kids' Books on Gorillas Gorillas (The Untamed World), The Mountain Gorilla Save Our Wildlife: Gorillas Eyewitness Books: Gorilla, by Ian Redmond Kishina: A True Story of Gorilla Survival Gorillas Gentle Gorillas and Other Apes All Aboard Reading: Gorillas Dear Children of the Earth: A Letter from Home The Golden Book of Monkeys, Apes and Other Primates Find Out About: Apes Monkeys and Apes The Apes (Zoo Books) What is a Primate? Gorilla Books that mention Gorilla Haven! Lately, Gorilla Haven is being used as a resource for information about gorillas: Animal Ways: Gorillas The Gorilla, Gorillas and their Babies (A Zoo Life Book), Gorillas (A True Book) , by Patricia A. Fink Martin, published 2000, ISBN: 0-516-21570-1. Published by Children's Press, a Division of Grolier Publishing, New York. About $20. Animal Underworld by Alan Green, published 1999, ISBN: 1-891620-28-2 mentions Gorilla Haven, although we never spoke to the author and were surprised to see our names in the index! This book exposes what happens to many zoo animals, when they are no longer able to be displayed. It's rather disturbing, but an important fact of life that many choose or want to ignore. Some of Jane's Favorite Gorilla Books of all Times: A quick list, in no particular order!

63. Gorillas gorillas IN OUR MIDST What are primates? The CourierJournal. There are more than180 species of primates, which are further classified into two suborders http://www.courier-journal.com/cjextra/gorillas/stories/primates_whatare.html

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64. “’–{‹M˜a Primate Conservation 9 111114. 7) Yamagiwa, J., Mwanza, N., Yumoto, T. Maruhashi,T. (1991) Ant eating by eastern lowland gorillas. primates 32 247-253. http://www.ecology.kyoto-u.ac.jp/member/yumotoj.html

updated on 10 FEB., 2003 for English, please click here ”M‘ѐ¶‘ÔŒ¤‹†•”–叕‹³Žö 87”N9ŒŽ‹ž“s‘åŠw—Šw”ŽŽm “d˜bF077-549-8260 FAXF077-549-8260 “dŽqƒ[ƒ‹F yumoto@ecology.kyoto-u.ac.jp Œ¤‹†“à—e‚ðŽ¦‚·ƒL[ƒ[ƒh iŠwp˜_•¶F¸“Ç‚ ‚èj Yumoto, T. (1986) The ecological pollination syndromes of insect-pollinated plants in an alpine meadow. Ecological Research Yumoto, T. (1987) Pollination systems in a warm temperate evergreen broad-leaved forest on Yaku Island. Ecological Research 3) Yamagiwa, J., Yumoto, T. Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii ) for digging out a bee-nest in the Kahuzi- Biega National Park, Zaire. Primates Yumoto, T. (1988) Pollination systems in a cool temperate mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forest zone of Yakushima Island. Ecological Research Yumoto, T. (1988) Vegetation and climatic changes in Nepal Himalayas I. Vegetation and climate in Nepal Himalayas as the basis of palaeoecological studies. Proceedings of Indian Natural Science Academy 6) Mwanza, N., Maruhashi, T., Yumoto, T. Primate Conservation 7) Yamagiwa, J., Mwanza, N.

65. Petstuff ~ Monkeys MONKEYS gorillas primates in general Monkeys As Pets Marmosets andTamarins Squirrel Monkeys Capuchins Macaques Spider Monkeys http://griefnet.org/KIDSAID/petstuff/monkeys.html

MONKEYS Gorillas - Primates in general Monkeys As Pets Marmosets and Tamarins Squirrel Monkeys ... Marmosot and Tamarin Pics Primates Wisconsin Regional Primate Center Les gorilles Mountain Gorilla Protection The Orangutan Foundation ... Primate Gallery There are Laws about owning these types of exotic pets!!!!! PRIMATES Gorilla Orangutan Chimpanzee Drill ... Douc langur So Many Pets!!!  Dogs  Cats  Rabbits  Horses ... Please, Sign Our Guestbook ~ Let Us Know You Were Here. Updated 04 DEC 98 View Our Guestbook ~ See What Others Had to Say KIDSAID Home About KIDSAID Kids 2 Kids Support Group Helping Others ... Young Child's Understanding of Death All pages created by XentriX DezinZ GriefNet Display of the below banner does not constitute endorsement by KIDSAID.

66. EMC: Topical Listings: Primates Gorilla; gorillas in the Mist The Story of Dian Fossey*; gorillas Primal Contact;Granby's primates A Captive Life; Gremlins Faces in the Forest. Hanuman Langurs http://pokey.css.washington.edu/css/emc/titles.php?topicid=129

67. Bushmeat Project; Save The Great Apes; Chimps And Gorillas and Asato, R., 1994, Hunting pressure on chimpanzees and gorillas in the in Bakossiland,West Cameroon, with particular reference to primates, TRAFFIC Bulletin http://bushmeat.net/hunting.htm

CONTACT: BUSHMEAT@BIOSYNERGY.ORG Bushmeat Home Bibliography Page Other Sections of the Bibliography About Wildlife Bushmeat Commerce About the African Bushmeat Crisis About Central African Wildlife Conservation WILDLIFE HUNTING IN AFRICA: A Working Bibliography on Bushmeat Commerce The Biosynergy Institute, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 You are invited to use and contribute to our bibliography. Please send us titles and brief annotations describing the materials and how to access them. Ideas for expanding or modifying the topics are also welcome. This is an open collaborative effort every relevant input will be considered and included. Section 1: HUNTING WILDLIFE Theory and Evolution Boehm, C., in press, The impact of egalitarian behavior on Darwinian selection mechanics. Paper in American Naturalist (In press). Cartmill, M., 1983, Four legs good, two legs bad: Man’s place (if any) in nature, Natural History, 92(11) 64-79. Cartmill, M., The changing image of the hunt in western thought, 237-260. Dart, R. A., 1953, The predatory transition from ape to man, International Anthropological and Linguistic Review, 1: 210-208.

68. BIOSIS | Resource Guide | Mammalia - Primates Nycticebus) and pottos (Arctocebus, Perodicticus), prosimian primates includes species GorillaFund information about endangered mountain gorillas and programs http://www.biosis.org/zrdocs/zoolinfo/mam_prim.htm

Pull Down for Destinations BIOSIS Previews Zoological Record MethodsFinder Index to Organism Names Internet Resource Guide for Zoology User Support Search Sitemap Index Help with this Site Resource Guide Introduction About the Resource Guide Awards Latest Additions ... African Primates hear and see them American Journal of Primatology official journal of the American Society of Primatologists American Society of Primatologists Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Annotated bibliography on Environmental Enrichment for Non-Human Primates University of Missouri-Columbia introductory training course in evolutionary theory and primate evolution Ape Alliance an international coalition of organisations and individuals, working for the conservation and welfare of apes Asociación Primatológica Española (APE) Associazone Primatologica Italiana (API) Aye-Aye's Primate Primer pictures and introductory information about monkeys and apes Australian Primatological Society Balikpapan Orangutan Society (BOS) helps sponsor a reintroduction program for confiscated orangutans on Borneo California Regional Primate Research Center (CRPRC) Caribbean Primate Research Center (CPRC) a research, training and education unit of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Medical Sciences Campus

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70. CanTeach: Links: Science: Life Science: Animals - Primates includes new information on the population and distribution of gorillas in the illustrations,paintings, list of 234 species of living primates including links http://www.canteach.ca/links/linkprimates.html

Resources Links Discuss Submit ... Animals Primates African Primates at Home Several species of monkeys and apes; includes photos and audio. Chimpanzee Seaworld fact sheet on chimpanzees. The Chimpanzee Zone "Aims to provide information on the welfare and conservation of chimpanzees." Chimps Incorporated Meet Topo, Patti, and Kimee, three chimpanzees that reside at Chimps Inorporated which "is [a] private sanctuary... [that] offers a recuperative and retirement situation for chimpanzees to live out their lives in dignity." Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Discovery Online Animal Cams: Orangutan Cam Four different live views of the orangutans which are participating in a symbolic language project at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Gorilla Seaworld fact sheet on gorillas. The Gorilla Foundation Gorillas Online "Gorillas Online covers a wide variety of information and original photographs of gorillas. The Natural History section now includes new information on the population and distribution of gorillas in the wild." Site includes section on, Gorilla News, Gorilla Gallery, Natural History, Conservation, Research, FAQ, References, and Links. Monkey Madness All sorts of serious and fun monkey information.

71. The Primates: Apes Apes and humans differ from all of the other primates in that they 3. Panidae clickthis icon to hear the preceding term pronounced (gorillas, chimpanzees, and http://anthro.palomar.edu/primate/prim_7.htm

Apes A pes and humans differ from all of the other primates in that they lack external tails . They also are more intelligent and more dependent for survival on learned behavior patterns. This is especially true of the great apes and people. A ll of the apes and humans are members of the same superfamily, the Hominoidea . Within the Hominoidea, genetic comparisons indicate that there are probably three families of apes and one of humans. Hylobatidae (gibbons and siamangs) Pongidae (orangutans) Panidae (gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos) Hominidae (humans) T he gorillas , chimpanzees , and bonobos are African apes, while the orangutans gibbons and siamangs live in Southeast Asia. Because of their relatively small body size, the gibbons and siamangs are called "lesser apes " All of the other apes are referred to as the "great apes " Natural range of the apes Brachiating siamang Siamang vocalizations T he smallest and the most arboreal apes are in the family Hylobatidae . Adult gibbons are only about 3 feet tall standing upright and 13 pounds in weight.

72. The Living Africa: Wildlife - Primates - Gorilla gorillas eat plants that grow only in areas that receive intense sunlightexposure. Mountain gorillas live in forests between 9200 http://hyperion.advanced.org/16645/wildlife/gorilla.shtml

Ververt Monkey Savanna Baboon Colobus or Guereza Gorilla ... Chimpanzee Gorilla: Gorilla gorilla Subspecies: - Western lowland gorilla: G. g. gorilla - Eastern lowland gorilla: G. g. graueri (Endangered) - Mountain gorilla: G. g. beringei (Endangered) Characteristics Weight and Height males: wt 352 lb (160 kg), ht 4 ft 8 in - 6 ft (1.4-1.8 m) females: wt 150-250 lb (68-114 kg), ht up to 5 ft (1.5 m) Color blue-black to brownish gray, bare skin is black (nose, ears, lips, soles, palms, chest) General Location Western lowland gorilla: rainforest of Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and Central African Republic. The population totals roughly 40,000. Eastern lowland gorilla: Found in Eastern Zaire and areas near the Rwanda boarder. Roughly 4,000 found in isolated rainforest regions. Mountain gorilla: Inhabits Zaire, Rwanda, and Uganda. In 1992, approximately 320 were living in these regions and around 300 were living in forest regions of Uganda. The gorilla can be seen in the following National Parks and Reserves: Parks and Reserves throughout Rwanda and Zaire, especially Parc de Volcans, Kahusi-Biega, and Virunga NP. [an error occurred while processing this directive] Ecology The gorilla lives in humid rainforests along the equator. Gorillas eat plants that grow only in areas that receive intense sunlight exposure. Mountain gorillas live in forests between 9200 and 11,200 ft (2800-3499 m) and occasionally are found in meadows at around 13,000 ft (4000 m). Eastern lowland gorillas can also be found in the mountains between 6600 and 8000 ft (2000-2500 m).

73. Bushmeat Gorillas Are Being Exterminated Others are also eating the primates In Central Africa, Kinshasa's fanciest restaurantsnow In some areas people kill gorillas for other reasons They think if http://www.solcomhouse.com/extermination.htm

THE POWER FOR THE PEOPLE Aids Air Traffic Alaska Alaska Pipeline ... Wind Power "Planet of the Dead Apes" - Anthony L. Rose, Ph.D. / The Biosynergy Institute; Antioch University Southern California A Group of Gorillas:Slaughtered In most of Africa the demand is growing for the meat of forest animals-this is known as "bushmeat". The "bushmeat" most in demand is that from Gorillas, Elephants and Chimpanzees. Thousands of hunters earn their living from slaughtering these animals. Some of the "notable" casualties have been the Gorillas Mushauuka, who was featured in the movie "Gorillas in The Mist" and Manheshe, who was featured on the Zaire 50E000 currency note. The Eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla graueri) is found only in eastern Congo. In 1998, before the most recent wave of killings, there were fewer than 17 000 of them left alive. The loss in elephant numbers has been even more dramatic in the Kahuzi-Biega park, with a total population of 320 in 1996 reduced to fewer than 20, and possibly as little as five. Mass slaughtering of Gorillas are occurring in the Congo where a bloody civil war is taking place. The combatants on both sides are killing Gorillas for food.

74. Best Of Uganda Primates And Parks Safari - Wildfrontiers Safari - Uganda Safaris on the slopes of the volcanoes, led by experienced trackers will bring you amongsta family of Mountain gorillas. » These massive primates are extremely rare http://www.uyaphi.com/wildfronugandaprimates8days.htm

Home About Uyaphi FAQ Site Map ... Vehicle Rentals 'Hotel/ Lodge' 8 Days/ 7 Nights Lake Victoria - Lake Bunyoni - Bwindi Forest - Queen Elizabeth National Park - Entebbe An eight day safari, visiting the Mountain Gorillas in Uganda (Bwindi) or Rwanda, plus chimpanzee trekking and game viewing in the Queen Elizabeth National Park, as well as a cruise on the Kazinga Channel – renowned for its hippos and great bird life. DAY 1: LAKE VICTORIA HOTEL You will be met on arrival at Entebbe Airport, and transferred to the Lake Victoria Hotel. Your guide will join you this evening for a briefing and to discuss your needs. Hotel - Breakfast DAY 2: LAKE BUNYONI After breakfast, you will drive to the west of Uganda, along mountain roads to either Bwindi or Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda Gorilla sanctuary – depending on where permits are held. Overnight in en-suite chalet/ lodge accommodation, all meals included. It will be a fairly long day in the vehicle, passing some interesting scenery, farmland and lush green hillsides. Hotel - Dinner/ Lunch/ Breakfast DAY 3: MOUNTAIN GORILLAS An early morning trek into the forest on the slopes of the volcanoes, led by experienced trackers will bring you amongst a family of Mountain Gorillas.

75. Koko.org - About Gorillas - Primate-related Websites Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund http//www.gorillas.org. Primatology Web SitesAfrican primates at Home http//www.indiana.edu/~primate/primates.html. http://www.koko.org/about/links.html

Search Site Map Choose a Destination in About Gorillas About Gorillas The Politics of Extinction Basic Gorilla Life Gorilla Facts Bibliography Primate-related websites Primate-related Websites Species Survival Gorillas Orangutans Chimpanzees ... Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Bushmeat Project http://biosynergy.org/bushmeat/ Great Ape Project http://www.GreatApeProject.org World Society for the Protection of Animals http://www.wspa.org.uk Center for Expansion of Fundamental Rights http://www.cefr.org Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park http://www.wcs-congo.org Gorillas Animal Hero - Binti Jua (Koko's niece) http://myhero.com:80/ANIMAL/index.htm Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund http://www.gorillas.org Tim Knight's Gorilla Links http://www.selu.com/bio/gorilla Orangutans Orangutan Foundation International http://www.orangutan.org Chimpanzees Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute http://www.cwu.edu/~cwuchci/ The CHIMPP Group http://jinrui.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp/CHIMPP/CHIMPP.html Jane Goodall Institute http://www.janegoodall.org Bonobos Bonobo.org http://www.bonobo.org

76. JungleWalk - Gorilla Movie And Gorilla Video, Gorilla Posters Gorilla, Jonathan Ménard's gorillas Page, 2.612MB, MOV. Gorilla, Gorilla, JulienGirard's Gorilla Page, 1.408MB, AVI. Gorilla, Gorilla, primates Cognition andFacial http://www.junglewalk.com/ZV000095.asp

Search by name (Browser must support frames) This page is meant for use with older browsers which do not support in-line frames. If you have a recent version of a browser which does support frames, you should use the more user-friendly 'frame version' of this site. Primates Apes Gibbons and Siamangs Chimpanzees ... Apes Gorillas Gorilla ClipArt.com Counts: Video:18 Audio:13 sites:16 Eastern Lowland Gorilla theBigZoo.com MPG Eastern Lowland Gorilla Looking for food. "Gorillas are mostly folivorous. They never eat all the leaves from a single plant. Instead, they leave plenty of leaves so that the plant can replace the leaves quickly". Gorilla Cinenet - Film and Video Image Library MOV Male Gorilla walks, looks into camera Gorilla PBS Streaming RM Koko the Gorilla Gorilla DavidIreland.com MOV Brief clip of Gorilla eating! Author's Notes: These fine animals have virtually no enemies other than man, they display little aggression unless provoked. Intelligent, gentle animals that only need a safe environment to live in pease.What a shocking pity these animals come from war torn countries that have in the past shown little regard for their kind. Eastern gorilla BBC Nature: Wildfacts Streaming RAM Eastern gorilla Video Gorilla Julien Girard's Gorilla Page AVI Gorilla Gorilla Primates - Cognition and Facial Expressions MOV Gorrilla Dominance Video Gorilla Primates - Cognition and Facial Expressions MOV Gorrilla Interactions Video Gorilla Oklahoma City Zoo MOV An infant gorilla and Mother Gorilla Jonathan Ménard's Gorillas Page

77. Best Of Uganda Primates & Parks Safari With Wild Frontiers forest on the slopes of the volcanoes, led by experienced trackers will bring youamongst a family of Mountain gorillas. These massive primates are extremely http://africanadrenalin.co.za/wildfrontiers/uganbest.htm

As represented by... A eight day safari, visiting the Mountain Gorillas in Uganda (Bwindi) plus chimpanzee trekking and game viewing in Queen Elizabeth National Park, as well as a cruise on the Kazinga Channel - renowned for its hippos and great bird life. Prices - below DAY 1 On arrival met and transferred to the Lake Victoria Hotel in Entebbe. Overnight on a Bed and Breakfast basis. Leisurely start on our drive to the west of Uganda. Overnight Queen Elizabeth National Park, Mweya Lodge/Jacana Lodge. Full Board. Within these two days we will go on a boat cruise on the Kasinga Channel, famous for hippos and bird life, and trek chimps in the Chamburu gorge (subject to permits being available and group size). Early morning and late afternoon game viewing/drives will also be conducted in search of Uganda's unique wildlife such as the Giant Forest Hog, Red Forest Buffalo and Ugandan Kob, and lion, elephant and leopard are often seen. DAY 4 Morning game drive out of the park. Drive from Queen Elizabeth National Park to Kabale. Overnight Hotel, White Horse Inn or similar, full board.

78. CNN - Primates In Peril, Except For One Species - August 28, 1997 Even where they still find ample habitat, primates still face heavy hunting The bigapes, orangutans, gibbons, chimps, and gorillas, are especially attractive http://www.cnn.com/EARTH/9708/28/endangered.apes.ap/

Watch Earth Matters on CNN and CNN International. Primates in peril, except for one species August 28, 1997 Web posted at: 7:21 p.m. EDT (2321 GMT) WASHINGTON (AP) Hunting and the steady loss of forests have made primates the most imperiled group of mammals on the planet. Only one species of primates is increasing in numbers: humans. Nearly half of the 235 primates, including chimpanzees the human's closest evolutionary relative are threatened with extinction. Another 20 percent are approaching that status, said a report published Thursday by Worldwatch Institute. "In general, the reasons for the declines are no mystery: they all relate, directly or indirectly, to human actions," said the report entitled "Death in the Family Tree." It spotlighted a number of "hotspots" around the world where forest loss has resulted in high concentrations of endangered primates. These include southeast Asia, equatorial Africa, Madagascar, and southeastern Brazil. "The fate of these forests will largely determine the fate of most primates, and more and more of these forests are losing their ecological integrity as they are logged, colonized and cleared for agriculture," the article said. In south and east Asia, nine-tenths of all primates are facing extinction. In Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans the ape most dependent on trees have lost 80 percent of their forests in the past two decades.

79. CNN - 23 Endangered Primates Killed In Fire At Philadelphia Zoo - Dec. 24, 1995 PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) Twentythree gorillas, orangutans and other primatesdied in an early morning fire at the Philadelphia Zoo's primate house http://www.cnn.com/US/9512/zoo_fire/

23 endangered primates killed in fire at Philadelphia Zoo December 24, 1995 Web posted at: 11:30 a.m. EST PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) Twenty-three gorillas, orangutans and other primates died in an early morning fire at the Philadelphia Zoo's primate house Sunday. Among the dead primates were six western lowland gorillas, three Bornean orangutans, four white-handed gibbons (one of which was a rare albino gibbon) and 10 lemurs. All are endangered species. The animals probably died of smoke inhalation and were not burned, said fire Commissioner Harold Hairston. The small fire was confined to a 30-foot-by-30-foot section of a ceiling in the zoo's World of Primates building. "It appears they died in their sleep," Hairston said. Zoo spokeswoman Antoinette Marciolek called it "devastating." ( 179K AIFF sound or 179K WAV sound A one-story brick building housed the World of Primates exhibit. It had smoke detectors but no automatic sprinklers. A security guard first reported the fire at 12:45 a.m. and it was brought under control within 20 minutes. The cause is under investigation. The zoo's president, Pete Hoskins, said the fire is the worst tragedy in the history of the nation's first zoo, which was founded in 1859.

80. Dublin Zoo - Come Into The Zoo - World Of Primates - Gorilla At Dublin Zoo we have a family group of three gorillas; Harry, Lenaand their son Kesho. Kesho was born in Feb 1999 and became the http://www.dublinzoo.ie/come_primates_gorilla.htm

Harry is a fully-grown adult gorilla. Adult males are known as a silverback because of the silvery grey hair on their back. This shows that he is the dominant male. Lena is much smaller than Harry and generally females are only half the size of the males. Gorillas used to be thought of as very aggressive, dangerous animals and films like King Kong did nothing to improve their reputation. However gorillas have been studied and proved to be very gentle and calm. However if he feels threatened a male will stand up and slap his chest with cupped hands whilst roaring. This is just a display intended to frighten away any threat. If this does not work, he will make a bluff charge, rushing towards the intruder but either stopping short or rushing past. Gorillas spend their days at quite a leisurely pace, eating, resting and playing. Gorillas walk on all fours keeping their feet flat and their hands in a fist with all the weight resting on the knuckles. Just before it gets dark gorillas make themselves a night nest on the ground by bending over leafy branches to form a comfortable springy platform. About Dublin Zoo How Can You Help Education Visiting Us ... Search Site Email: info@dublinzoo.ie

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