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Monkeys, not humans, made the oldest stone tools in Brazil

Researchers have known for quite sometime that non-human primates made and used tools. In fact, using tools was once one of the defining characteristics of what it means to be human. But, in the 1960s ...
Los Angeles Times

Fires in Brazil threaten jaguars, houses and plants in world’s largest tropical wetlands

POCONE, Brazil — Firefighters in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands this month celebrated the end of the fire season on Facebook, saying in a Nov. 7 post that “it is a relief for everyone who lives in the ...

Aquatic creature with ‘pointed' teeth found hiding in Brazil. It's a new species

Jussari catfish were found in a "clearwater stream" and hiding "mainly in the roots of the invasive species Hedychium coronarium," a type of ginger lily, researchers said. Much about the new species' ...
KTVZ

Fires in Brazil threaten jaguars, houses and plants in the world’s largest tropical wetlands

POCONE, BRAZIL (AP) — Firefighters in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands earlier this month celebrated the end of the fire season on Facebook, saying in a Nov. 7 post that “it is a relief for everyone who ...