Hugh Lofting b otd 1886!

"People think they're so wonderful,' said Polynesia. "The world has been going on now for thousands of years. And the only thing in animal language that people have learned is that when a dog wags his tail he means 'I'm glad'! It's funny, isn't it?"

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Diglett and its regional evolution Moatoru. 🗿
The name Moatoru is a combination of the words Moai and "e toru" which means "three" in Rapa Nui language.
This Pokémon is based on the Moai of the Easter Islands, a territory of Chile, a remote volcanic island in Polynesia.

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We did it! We revived the world (and Polynesia... which somehow wasn't required??)

...Now what? 🤣

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More Terranigma tonight at 7pm ET!

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24 - The earliest drafts of Sucy depicted her as shy, and from Polynesia. She also had the ability to split her body parts and control them, because of Polynesian witches folklore. It was decided to make her more sharp-tongued and smart to have someone comment Akko's recklessness

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The Marquesan Swamphen (Porphyrio paepae) is an extinct species from French Polynesia. This may have survived until 1937. It’s only known depiction may be being killed by a dog in this painting by Paul Gaugin.

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191 Evil Dragon Level40 Aremataroroa

The sea devil is feared in Polynesia.
Its name means "long wave".

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Now the Marquesan Swamphen P. paepae was described only in 1988 from 600 y/o bones found in French 1902 painting shows this being killed by a dog. has seen it in 1937. It must have become extinct soon afterwards

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