
Rare high-definition footage shared by conservationist Paul Rosolie offers an unprecedented close look at an uncontacted Amazonian tribe, likely the Mashco Piro, emerging cautiously from the jungle and lowering their weapons before accepting food. The video, filmed in Peru's Amazon rainforest, reveals the tribe's defensive yet curious behavior. Indigenous groups and experts warn that illegal logging and drug trafficking are forcing the tribe from their ancestral lands, increasing risky encounters and threatening their survival due to lack of immunity to common diseases.
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