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They say this is evidence humans may have got our taste for alcohol from common primate ancestors who relied on fermented fruit - a source of sugar and alcohol - for food.

A living fossil is a term for a species that was once known only from its fossil record and was later discovered in living form, apparently preserving the physical features from long-gone ancestors.

They said they were reclaiming land that was stolen from their ancestors 400 years ago - but the local council said they were breaking the law.

“Our ancestors,” Schmitt continued, “would be astonished to learn that they were fighting for a ‘proposition.’

The Heritage American movement maintains that those Americans whose ancestors have been here for generations are more deserving of this nation’s riches than those of us whose families came over within living memory.