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Lost languages ... the last speaker.

"I'm trying to teach you fellas about this country and the language," Mr Salmon said. ABC Pilbara: Susan Standen.


Peter Salmon, from the Gascoyne region of remote Western Australia, is 87 years old and the last speaker of the Thiinma language. Mr Salmon embarked on a two-week trip to the remote Upper Gascoyne region of his childhood with the aim of the trip for the Thiinma language to be recorded, shared and spoken once again.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-15/peter-salmon-last-indigenous-thiinma-language-speaker/12962750

And then there were two: can the last northern white rhinos be saved from extinction?

There are only two remaining rhinos of this species, a mother and daughter, but scientists see new hope in stem cell breakthroughs – but only if they can manage to work through the constraints of the pandemic.


https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/14/northern-white-rhinos-saved-extinction-stem-cells

To my good friend RnR, because I don't have your private email, just want to give you a heads up.

https://www.seniorforums.com/

See you there.

If a few more leave and move to the above site, this place will die in the butt. Taking too long to sort out something that could have been in a week if they had focus.

Thanks Toot, are you using the same avatar?

Hope all is well with you and yours.

Hope all is well with you too RnR, my new avatar is mellow yellow. I think you would be a great addition to this friendly forum. Good luck.

Is that an American website ???

Must be Topsy ???

It is good that they put the states where you are from

Can you post pictures there from newspapers like on this forum ?

<div>mellowyellow my mistake .. this is mellow yellow and yes you can post pics</div><div>

but do not know whether you can do blogs

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Thanks for the tip Toot, I've just joined and my new name is Buttercup

Flower GIF - Flower GIFs


by the way, they are not accepting anyone incognito, anyone who cusses and uses bad language and anyone with red hair. Watch out for my posts !!!

Isn't there something illegal or unethical copying a person's pic from another forum Suze???????



Hi Toot ... have joined the Senior Forums using my usual avatar.

Wonderful photo IMO.

Lenticular clouds over Torres del Paine in Chilean Patagonia.


The Earth Page — Facebook.

Personally I have never seen these beautiful clouds



Lenticular cloud

Lenticular clouds are stationary clouds that form mostly in the troposphere, typically in perpendicular alignment to the wind direction. They are often comparable in appearance to a lens or saucer. Nacreous clouds that form in the lower stratosphere sometimes have lenticular shapes. Wikipedia

Appearance: lens-like, Saucer-shaped

Altitude: up to 12,000 m; (40,000 ft)



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