Cousin marriage is marriage between cousins (i.e. people with common grandparents or people who share other fairly recent ancestors). Opinions and practice vary widely across the world. In some cultures and communities, cousin marriage is considered ideal and actively encouraged; in others, it is subject to social stigma. In some countries, this practice is common; in others it is uncommon but still legal. In others, it is seen as incestuous and is legally prohibited: it is banned in China and Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, the Philippines and 24 of the 50 United States. Supporters of cousin...

Matsuo Bashō (松尾 芭蕉, 1644–1694), born 松尾 金作, then Matsuo Chūemon Munefusa (松尾 忠右衛門 宗房), was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Bashō was recognized for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as the greatest master of haiku (then called hokku). Matsuo Bashō's poetry is internationally renowned; and, in Japan, many of his poems are reproduced on monuments and traditional sites. Although Bashō is justifiably famous in the West for his hokku, he himself believed his best work lay in leading a...

Die Flughunde (Pteropodidae; Megachiroptera) sind eine Säugetierfamilie aus der Ordnung der Fledertiere (Chiroptera). Sie bilden die einzige Familie der Unterordnung Megachiroptera und stehen damit den Fledermäusen (Microchiroptera) gegenüber. Die Familie umfasst rund 40 Gattungen mit knapp 200 Arten. == Verbreitung == Flughunde sind in tropischen und subtropischen Regionen in Afrika (einschließlich Madagaskar und den Seychellen), im indischen Ozean (Malediven), dem südlichen Asien, Australien und dem westlichen Ozeanien verbreitet. In Europa ist lediglich der Nilflughund auf der Insel Zypern…