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Orangutans in the wild are native only to Indonesia's Sumatra island and Borneo, which it shares with Malaysia and Brunei.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Beavers are a native species, but have not been a regular sight in the west of England for around 400 years, after hunting for food and medical ingredients forced their numbers to dramatically decline.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Mahan Air was founded in 1991 by politician Hossein Marashi as an airline aimed at developing his native province of Kerman in eastern Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Featuring various zones of native vegetation alongside bougainvillea and jacarandas, the park is dotted with generous public seating and has an amphitheater for outdoor events or general lounging.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The sabre-tooth cats, after flourishing for more than 30 million years, disappeared, and so did the giant ground sloths, the oversized lions, native American horses, native American camels, the giant rodents and the mammoths.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Ferrari is Formula 1 in Italy; natives joke that the position of Scuderia team principal is just as important as the identity of the Pope.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The Brewers can call themselves the best team with the most Southern California natives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

But when asked for the secret to his success after France’s quarterfinal win over Morocco, a team with six French natives, Deschamps praised the French team, one thought to be uncoachable when he took over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Trump noted that Schroyer and Mullin, both Oklahoma natives, share a similar mindset.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

They were the men who had spread the name of Salem so far and wide that natives of some distant islands thought Salem was a country—near the United States—and probably bigger.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham