The mother of this Woolley monkey was killed by a poisoned dart and eaten. Most pets of Amazonian tribes were once orphaned, and then adopted by young girls in this way. This is seen as a way to teach maternal qualities to the young women and practice for a future of caring for infants. In years past a women was expected to give birth to fourteen children, these days that number is much lower
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The mother of this Woolley monkey was killed by a poisoned dart and eaten. Most pets of Amazonian tribes were once orphaned, and then adopted by young girls in this way. This is seen as a way to teach maternal qualities to the young women and practice for a future of caring for infants. In years past a women was expected to give birth to fourteen children, these days that number is much lower
Author: Dillon Anderson
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