The Metyktire tribe, with about 87 members, was found last week in an area that is difficult to reach because of thick jungle and a lack of nearby rivers some 1,200 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

You all saw the pictures of the supposed undiscovered Amazonian tribe. Those shots took the internet by storm. Now we learn that it was an hoax to bring attention to the threat of logging. The tribe has been known for almost 100 years. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

September 2009. World Land Trust (US) and their partner CEDIA (Center for the Development of the Indigenous Amazonians) are proud to announce that the Matsés National Reserve has been approved by the Peruvian national government. This will help ensure the protection of 1,039,390 acres of pristine Amazonian rainforest as well as the Matsés indigenous Amazon tribe. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

Dutch biologist Marc van Roosmalen has discovered a new species of peccary in the basin of the Rio Aripuanã in the south-eastern Amazon region. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A city official in the remote Brazilian Amazon village of Envira told CNN that five members of the Kulina tribe are on the run after being accused of murdering, butchering and eating a farmer in a ritual act of cannibalism. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

The Amazon rainforest, so crucial to the Earth’s climate system, is coming under threat from cleaner air say prominent UK and Brazilian climate scientists. The new study identifies a link between reducing sulphur dioxide emissions from burning coal and increasing sea surface temperatures in the tropical north Atlantic, resulting in a heightened risk of drought in the Amazon rainforest. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Amazon removed the sales ranking from several books about gay dating and homosexual lifestyle for being "adult" material, but kept the ranking on things like vibrators and anal plugs.

*Amazon fail* picked by cmgoings 7 months ago

Historical Nazi 'footprints' are found in grave markers, photos in archives and at the remains of dwellings. picked by SkandarGraun 1 year ago

A video made with the help of US missionaries and depicting Amazon Indians burying children alive is faked and inciting racial hatred. Hundreds of thousands of people have watched the video on YouTube and support networks have sprung up. Producers have now acknowledged it was faked, but they insist it dramatizes a genuine problem. picked by equinox 8 months ago

Nearly all the indigenous peoples of the Amazon speak of the Mapinguary, a legendary animal which bares a large resembalence to the extinct giant sloth. picked by kyot 2 years ago

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A flood hits a fire ant colony in the Amazon jungle. An amazing chance to see footage on how the species has adapted to water to protect their queen.

Embedding doesn't work. Click here picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

In his first year at San Marcos University, Hermenegildo Espejo barely spoke, and certainly not in class.

His Spanish was rudimentary, his accent an embarrassment. Classmates in Lima, a two-day trip from his Amazon home town, laughed at his grammatical stumbles, his odd pronunciation. picked by suebe 2 weeks ago

Twice a year, between the months of February and March, the Atlantic Ocean waters roll up the Amazon river, in Brazil, generating the longest wave on the Earth. The phenomenon, known as the Pororoca, is caused by the tides of the Atlantic Ocean wich meet the mouth of the river. This tidal bore generates waves up to 12 feet high which can last for over half an hour. picked by ubikuor 3 years ago

Amazon settled a lawsuit over a teenager's homework, which was lost during the infamous deletion of Orwell's 1984 e-book from all Kindle™ devices, by paying a ridiculous amount of money.
Personally, I think even in college I never submitted any homework that was worth more than 50 bucks. picked by suckersklub 2 months ago

Amazon.com, the internet retailer, wants to launch an online music store next month to challenge Apple and is working on plans to sell music with reduced protection against copyright infringement. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

IBM has targeted Amazon.com with two patent infringement lawsuits filed Monday, claiming that the online retail giant is willfully exploiting a number of its patents. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

You read it right. Dpreview.com, probably the most popular digital photography review website on the Internet, was acquired by Amazon.com. The announcement appeared on the dpreview website earlier today. picked by thebassman 3 years ago

After 3,272 miles of exhaustion, sunburn, delirium and piranhas, a 52-year-old Slovenian successfully completed a swim down the Amazon River. picked by ReBoot 3 years ago