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Damaraland [dəˈmɑːrəˌlænd] n (Placename) a plateau region of central Namibia, the traditional homeland of the Damara people How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In a species called Damaraland mole rats, for instance, some individuals do a lot of work, while others laze around and do nothing. Mole rat" is applied to rodents in several families, but the article focused on the Bathyergidae, which includes the Damaraland mole rat (Cryptomys damarensis) and the naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber). During the 1850-52 trip, Galton used a combination of diplomacy and bluster to tamp down tribal warfare in Damaraland and then entered the remote Ovampoland (also known as Ovamboland), meeting its king. |
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