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Brazil's growth has a monkey on its back

Expansion in the city of Manaus, which is gearing up for the World Cup, is encroaching on precious turf of the endangered pied tamarin monkey.

A 3-month-old pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor) with its mother in their enclosure at the zoo in Mulhouse, northeastern France. Environmentalists say these creatures are threatened by Brazil's rapid expansion.

Sebastien Bozon

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