Yellow Fever — Brazil
A yellow fever epidemic sweeping through parts of Brazil has killed off thousands of howler monkeys, leaving a population of northern muriqui monkeys solitary in a near-silent forest.
The northern muriqui monkeys of Brazil — popularly known as “hippie” primates — are vegetarians, begin their day with a group hug, and are one of the planet’s most peaceful and egalitarian animals. They normally share their forest habitat with noisy howler monkeys that eat their food and appear to get on
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