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Caterpillar that 'looks like Donald Trump' found in the Amazon

By AOL Travel, May 01, 2013

Two tour guides couldn't believe their eyes when they came across a strange-looking caterpillar that bore an uncanny resemblance to Donald Trump. With its brightly-coloured, carefully parted...
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Sloth enjoys a ride on a speedboat

By Ceri Roberts, Feb 17, 2013

Sloths aren't known for their love of speed and adventure - they are, after all, the world's slowest animal. But when a sloth fell free a tree in the Amazon and landed on a speedboat, he...
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Ten of the best: off-the-beaten-track cruises

By Liz Jarvis, Sep 12, 2012

Dreaming of floating off on a cruise ship to somewhere really exotic and different? A cruise holiday is the best way to discover some of the world's most unusual and remote locations....
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New species of snake discovered in Brazil looks like penis

By Roshina Jowaheer, Aug 02, 2012

We're not sure we'd like to stumble upon this strange creature while on holiday in the Amazon, but a new type of snake has been discovered in Brazil - and it looks like a penis! According...
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Lost tribe of 200 discovered in Amazon rainforest

By Ruth Doherty, Jun 23, 2011

A lost tribe of 200 people has been discovered in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, living in a valley close to Peru's border. Picture of the tribe - who has never had contact with the outside world -...
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Brit researchers discover Amazonian tribe with no concept of dates or time

By Ruth Doherty, May 21, 2011

British researchers have discovered an Amazonian tribe that has no concept of time or dates. The Amowanda people of Brazil do not even have words for 'time', 'week', 'month' or 'year', said Chris...
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