What does Latin “homo sapiens” literally mean?

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The name “homo sapiens” was introduced in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus.

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Republic of Ireland

95%

Ukraine

93%

Estonia

92%

Poland

89%

2482

Russia

86%

117

Italy

83%

11%

485

the United Kingdom

75%

17%

Brazil

71%

20%

Spain

71%

10%

Greece

70%

11%

Belgium

67%

11%

12%

Austria

65%

16%

14%

France

65%

21%

Germany

62%

15%

16%

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the United States

60%

16%

10%

Canada

53%

30%

15%

the Netherlands

52%

28%

14%

Switzerland

42%

23%

34%

India

31%

36%

10%

Australia

22%

40%

18%

When did the woolly mammoth become extinct?

When was the Great Britain separated from the European continent and became an island?

About 10 million years ago

About 1 million years ago

About 100,000 years ago

About 8,000 years ago

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