Emperor tamarin
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The emperor tamarin is a species of tamarin monkey allegedly named for its beard's resemblance to that of the German emperor Wilhelm II. It lives in the north Brazilian states of Acre and Amazonas and
Tamarin portrait
Black chinned emperor tamarin
Amazon rainforest
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The Amazon rainforest, also called the Amazon jungle, Amazonia, or simply the Amazon, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America
Emperor tamarin
…slight variations in color and visually-striking beards, both subspecies essentially have the same body structure. Emperor tamarins occur mostly in Amazonian lowland and lower mountain rain forests, as well as remnant, primary, and secondary forests. Amazonian lowland holds an abundance of water during high sea level…
Aerial view of a floodplain in the Amazon rainforest near Manaus
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Members of an uncontacted tribe encountered in the Brazilian state of Acre in 2009