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Female Life on Planet Earth

One year after the death you throw a party. they say grief needs a turn of seasons—one summer, fall, winter and spring—before the sadness lets go. If you survive the year, you celebrate. When a man dies, his wife organizes

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Bones of Extinct Japanese Wolves Found At Private Houses in Kanagawa Pref. Village Thought to Be Used for Worship

The Japanese wolf is believed to have gone extinct in the early 20th century — and with only a few stuffed specimens remaining in Japan, there have been few ways to study the species’ history.

  • Extinct Japanese wolf bones found in Kiyokawa village, Kanagawa Prefecture.
  • DNA analysis and morphological characteristics confirmed discovery.
  • Japanese wolf revered in village due to wolf-worshipping tradition.
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