highland
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Interestingly, the same gene has experienced strong positive selection in central African rainforest hunter-gatherers and in highland populations of Ecuador.
From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026
At Hothfield Heathlands, the highland cows had been used as working livestock animals to graze on the grass and help to manage the reserve.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Unusually intense monsoon rains pummelled parts of South and Southeast Asia in November and December, triggering landslides and floods from Indonesia's rainforests to highland plantations in Sri Lanka.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
His ways of coping include going for walks along the beach, playing golf or stroking his highland cows.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025
Today, the staple crops of highland agriculture are the recently introduced sweet potato, along with taro, bananas, yams, sugarcane, edible grass stems, and several leafy vegetables.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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