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They turn their arrows in the sky, against “the unknown monster”…. For Amazon Indians, the helicopter resembles more like an enormous iron bird. In the clearing of the jungle, we can discern two men warriors, who have covered their body with red colour. The third figure, dyed in black, watches very closely. Striking images of one of the last virgin tribes of Amazon Indians. In another rare photo, in the borders of Brazil ad Peru, you can see 15 native Indians near their hutches, while preparing to defend their houses with their spears. Of more than 100 uncontacted tribes worldwide, more than half are found in Brazil or Peru. However, they are all in danger to be expelled, to be killed or to die from new illnesses. «Should the world wake up and ensure the protection of their grounds, they will soon be made extinct”, said the director of Survival International, which supports tribal people around the world. Illegal logging is their big enemy. Woodcutters invade deeply in the jungle in order to collect the very expensive timber mahogany, limiting their natural space for hunting, displacing them and leading them finally to destruction.