Heathen Dawn

Um no. Version 1.1 is only if use Ethopian or Runic characters in attribute names.

<?xml version="1.1">
<ᚺ1>Wunjo</ᚺ1>

That would be illegal in XML 1.0.

Web yes, programming no. But XML is much more than Web technology.

anthrosciguy

There have been suggestions, by reputable scientists, that such an ape exists in some areas of Africa. The descriptions have generally sounded to me (and to others more professional) like these are a new subspecies of large chimp which, perhaps because of their size, have some habits in common with gorillas. There is always the possibility that it's a new species or a gorilla/chimp hybrid though. I think the large chimp idea is the most likely.

Keep in mind that some of these areas are hard to get into and do research, both the physical area and often the politics make it difficult. As an example of how long it can take to nail down an observation in these areas (these sightings have been going on for around a hundred years or more now), the "discovery" that chimps in the Tai forest used stones to crack open nuts wasn't accepted as certain until around 20 years ago or so, when the Boesch's did their work there, but those chimps ahd been said to do this for some time -- I believe the first reports in a European journal were during the 1860s. Patience.

Third_Choice

i think it is super-cool that we might have found some long lost relatives!!!

SUPA-COOL

RBH

anthrosciguy wroteDarwin mentioned it in Descent of Man (p. 81), where he attributes the observation to an 1844 description in the "Boston Journl of Natural History." I am perpetually amazed at the breadth of Darwin's knowledge of the literature of biology and natural history of his time.

RBH

reprise

Are they aquatic?

Biff the unclean

If they are real (remember this is the same area when claims of brontosaurs were made back in the 70's) and they are hanging out in swamps then they might well be a species called "cross river gorillas." This is the rarest species of gorilla and it is thought that fewer than 500 exist. If a new pocket of them has been found this would be wonderful news.

Heurismus

Sorry, but there is another thread on this topic Jet Black in which I gave my first response in Miscellaneous Discussions. Could they be merged as it doesn't belong down there, thanks Jet Black.

Here is the link: http://www.iidb.org/vbb/showthread.php?t=101406

Here is a link with details of Biff's cross river gorillas. Far more likely in my ever so humble opinion.

http://www.berggorilla.de/english/gjournal/crossr.html

jinto_

It could be either gorillas, or champanzee, that happen to follow a distinctive inbreeding pattern to produce this "creature". This is the same idea that explain the enormous diversity of dogs. A hybrid is not possible, because both specie do not share similar sexual orges.

Heurismus

According to Biff they are 'cross river gorillas'. Which I find to be a little more plausible than the Chupacabra type mentality which I unfortunately discern in people who should know better. This thread should have been started in Evolution/Creation but here is the link to Jet Blacks OP.
http://www.iidb.org/vbb/showthread.php?t=101391

Biff the unclean

Now, now I didn't say they were. I said that I hoped that they were. They sound just like cross river gorillas. And since cross river are almost extinct any new group of them would be very welcome news indeed.