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		<title>Bigfoot Is No Ape, Primatologist Says</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/bigfoot-is-no-ape-primatologist-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;ve been saying this for a long time, particularly in my book Backyard Bigfoot. Sarmiento has studied apes, and says the Bigfoot seen in the Patterson film does not look like an ape but, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=793&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bigfoot, Chimps, and Hominids</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bigfoot / Sasquatch]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chimpanzees represent humanity&#8217;s closest living relative, genetically speaking. We share as much as 99% of our DNA with them. If you&#8217;ve read much of my blog, or my book Backyard Bigfoot, you know that I believe humans did not evolve from the ancient hominids&#8212;Bigfoot did. So, if Bigfoot descended from the ancient hominids, then they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=216&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Human?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anthropology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does anyone know what a human is? Read on for the answer...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=98&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Bigfoot Really Looks Like, Part 3</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/what-bigfoot-really-looks-like-part-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
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		<title>Mystery of the First Europeans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who were the first Europeans? Read on to explore the mystery...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=108&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Homo heidelbergensis: Bigfoot Man?</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/homo-heidelbergensis-bigfoot-man/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ape-men]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hairy hominids]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who was Heidelberg Man? Perhaps not who you think. Read on to learn more...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=112&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hominid Family Feud</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/hominid-family-feud-controversies-in-anthropology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Evolution / Human Origins]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Homo erectus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Which hominid came from where? The answer may surprise you, so read on...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=67&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Weirdness of Human DNA</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/the-weirdness-of-human-dna/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[genetic variation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why does so little of our DNA perform an active function? Read on to find out...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=79&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Fued over the Hominid Family Tree</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/the-hominid-family-tree-feud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After over 100 years of research, you&#8217;d think we would have mapped out the hominid family tree. If you listen to anthropologists talk, you might think we do—just make sure you listen to the same anthropologist every time, or you&#8217;ll get very confused. Ten anthropologists could have ten different versions of the hominid family tree [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=66&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Controversy of the Hominid-Ape Split</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/the-hominid-ape-split-controversy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Evolutionary theories say that humans and apes share a common ancestor. When did hominids and apes first diverge from that common ancestor, forming separate lineages? Anthropologists can&#8217;t agree. The contradictory evidence from fossils and DNA has only fanned the flames of controversy.
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