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World Service,3 mins

Waiting for a monkey to fall from a tree

The Food Chain

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Yossi Ghinsberg was lost in the Amazon rainforest for 20 days back in 1981. He scavenged eggs from nests, tried all the fruits of the forest, and hoped desperately for a monkey to fall from a tree. (Photo credit: Yossi Ghinsberg)

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