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Flood-driven debris clogs the Maniqui River shallows where Cunay bathes. A great orange tip butterfly, common in the Amazon, casts a shadow on his back. Even in old age – Cunay is 78 - most Tsimane remain lean from walking miles a day to gather enough food to survive.

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Image Size: 4200x3245 / 5.0MB; © http://www.paleyphoto.com; Amazon Bolivia Chimane Jungle Tropical butterfly hunter-gatherer river
Contained in galleries: Jungle - The Tsimane

Flood-driven debris clogs the Maniqui River shallows where Cunay bathes. A great orange tip butterfly, common in the Amazon, casts a shadow on his back. Even in old age – Cunay is 78 - most Tsimane remain lean from walking miles a day to gather enough food to survive.