ancestors

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That’s one reason why capybaras are recent additions to a zoo that has been open since the 1950s, on a continent where the rodents’ ancestors arrived some 40 million years ago.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Researchers believe these populations may have interacted with our own ancestors.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

And so, all of my grandparents and aunts and uncles, ancestors were all farmers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“My ancestors made things like this to wear and decorate their bodies,” Saar says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

He tried to picture her ancestors trudging across that icy bridge.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis