Indian muntjac that there was some form of site specific dominance Paleontological evidence proves that Indian muntjacs have been around since the late Pleistocene epoch at least 12,000 years ago. Scientists are interested in studying muntjac because between species they have a wide variation in number of chromosomes, in fact the Indian Muntjac has the lowest number of chromosomes of any mammal with males having a diploid number of 7 and females having 6 chromosomes. They are the oldest known members of the deer family, the earliest known deer-like creatures had horns instead of antlers but the muntjac is the earliest known
What Is a Nation? What Is a Nation? "What is a Nation?" ("Qu'est-ce qu'une nation?") is an 1882 lecture by French historian Ernest Renan (1823–1892), known for the statements that a nation is "a daily referendum", and that nations are based as much on what the people jointly forget, as what they remember. It is frequently quoted or anthologized in works of history or political science pertaining to nationalism and national identity. Renan wrote "What is a Nation" in order to symbolize the nationalism which was born in France as a result of the French Revolution of 1789. Renan begins his essay by noting