The Sotho (/ ˈ s uː t uː /) people, also known as the Basuto or Basotho (/ b æ ˈ s uː t uː /), are a Bantu nation native to southern Africa.They split into different ethnic groups over time, due to regional conflicts and colonialism, which resulted in the modern Basotho, who have inhabited the region of Lesotho, South Africa since around the fifth century CE. ...

The history of people living in the area now known as Lesotho (/ l ə ˈ s uː t uː,-ˈ s oʊ t oʊ /) goes back as many as 400 years.The present Lesotho (then called Basotholand) emerged as a single polity under King Moshoeshoe I in 1822. Under Moshoeshoe I, Basotho joined other clans in their struggle against the Lifaqane associated with famine and the reign of Shaka Zulu from 1818 to …

The Battle of Isandlwana (alternative spelling: Isandhlwana) on 22 January 1879 was the first major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.Eleven days after the British commenced their invasion of Zululand in Southern Africa, a Zulu force of some 20,000 warriors attacked a portion of the British main column consisting of about 1,800 …

Graaff-Reinet is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.It is the oldest town in the province. It is also the sixth-oldest town in South Africa, after Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Simon's Town, Paarl and Swellendam. The town was the centre of a short-lived republic in the late 18th century. The town was a starting point for Great Trek groups led by Gerrit Maritz and Piet …

Fenian Ram is a submarine designed by John Philip Holland for use by the Fenian Brotherhood, the American counterpart to the Irish Republican Brotherhood, against the British.The Fenian Ram was the world’s first practical submarine, in that it was able to run on its own power using its 2-cylinder Brayton oil engine and dive & submerge successfully.

Los sementales poni son capaces de criar a los dos años de edad. Sin embargo, en cautiverio se espera que tengan de tres a cuatro años antes de permitirles reproducirse. A muchos machos no les descienden los testículos al escroto hasta los tres años de edad. En la mayoría de los casos es la yegua y no el semental el que determina el tamaño de las crías.

The Khufu ship is an intact full-size solar barque from ancient Egypt.It was sealed into a pit at the foot of the Great Pyramid of pharaoh Khufu around 2500 BC, during the Fourth Dynasty of the ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom.Like other buried Ancient Egyptian ships, it was apparently part of the extensive grave goods intended for use in the afterlife.The Khufu ship is one of the oldest, …

The genus Scarabaeus consists of a number of Old World dung beetle species, including the "sacred scarab beetle", Scarabaeus sacer and typical of the tribe Scarabaeini.These beetles feed exclusively on dung, which they accomplish by rolling a piece of dung some distance from where it was deposited, and burying it in order to feed on it underground.They also prepare food for …

Turks i Caicos (ang. Turks and Caicos Islands) – terytorium zależne Wielkiej Brytanii w Ameryce Środkowej, na Oceanie Atlantyckim, na północ od wyspy Haiti.Obejmuje dwie grupy wysp: Turks i Caicos we wschodniej części archipelagu Bahamów.Wyspy, zbudowane z wapieni oolitowych, otaczają rafy koralowe.Są często nawiedzane przez huragany.

This article is a list of horse and pony breeds with articles on Wikipedia, and also includes terms for types of horse that are not necessarily standardized breeds but are often labeled as breeds. While there is no scientifically accepted definition of the term "breed", a breed is generally defined as having distinct true-breeding characteristics over a number of generations.