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Swayne's hartebeest

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Swayne's hartebeest Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary, Ethiopia Conservation status Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Alcelaphinae Genus: Alcelaphus Species: A. buselaphus Subspecies: A. b. swaynei Trinomial name Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei (Sclater, 1892) Swayne's hartebeest ( Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei ) is an endangered antelope native to Ethiopia. Two of the largest remaining populations are located in Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary and Maze National Park. [2] It has been extirpated from Somalia. It is named after British officer H. G. C. Swayne (1860–1940). [3] a herd of Swayne's hartebeest ' References ^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). " Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. swaynei ". IUCN Red List of Threaten...

Good Smile Company

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This article is in a list format that may be better presented using prose. You can help by converting this article to prose, if appropriate. Editing help is available. ( November 2014 ) Good Smile Company, Inc. Native name 株式会社グッドスマイルカンパニー Type Kabushiki Gaisha Industry Hobby Goods, Figures Founded May 1, 2001 Founder Aki Takanori Headquarters Akiba CO Building, 3-16-12 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Products Nendoroid, figma, Scale Figures, Goods Website www.goodsmile.info Good Smile Company ( 株式会社グッドスマイルカンパニー , Kabushiki-gaisha Guddo-sumairu-kanpanī , also known as GSC or Good Smile ) is a Japanese manufacturer of hobby products such as the Nendoroid and figma product lines, as well as scale figures. In addition to production and manufacturing, its business includes design, marketing and distribution. Its products are usually based on anime, manga or games that are currently popular in Japan, although the company has also produced...

Moe (slang)

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A character that might appear in an anime or manga series that can elicit feelings of moe Moe ( 萌え , pronounced [mo.e]  ( listen ) ) is a Japanese slang loanword that refers to feelings of strong affection mainly towards characters (usually female) in anime, manga, video games, and other media directed at the otaku market. Moe , however, has also gained usage to refer to feelings of affection towards any subject. Moe is related to neoteny and the feeling of "cuteness" a character can evoke in oneself. The word moe originated in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Japan and is of uncertain origin, although there are several theories on how it came into use. Moe characters have expanded through Japanese media, and have contributed positively to the Japanese economy. [ citation needed ] Contests both online, and in the real world exist for moe -styled things including one run by one of the Japanese game rating boards. Various notable commentators such as Tamaki Sait...

BIGLOBE

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NEC BIGLOBE, Ltd. NECビッグローブ株式会社 Type Kabushiki gaisha Industry Information and communication industry Founded July 3, 2006 Headquarters Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan Key people Saburo Takizawa, General Manager Revenue 104 billion yen Owner NEC (1986-2014) Japan Industrial Partners (2014-2017) KDDI (2017-) Number of employees 500 Website www.biglobe.co.jp BIGLOBE ( ビッグローブ ) (combination of the words "big" and "globe") is one of the leading internet service providers in Japan, operated by NEC BIGLOBE, Ltd., [1] a 2006 spin-off from NEC. [2] KDDI acquired the company in January 2017 for 80 billion yen. [3] References ^ "Google Press Release: NEC Selects Google to Provide Search Services on Japan's Leading BIGLOBE Portal Site". google press center. 2000-12-18. Archived from the original on 24 February 2008 . Retrieved 2008-02-06 . .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{qu...