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The Yanomami Tribe thrived in the Amazon rainforest, the largest rainforest on earth. The Amazon rainforest is self watering making the rainforest humid. A canopy tree can release about 760 litres of water every year. For food women grow about 60 crops daily, and counts for 80% of the tribe's food. They also collect food such as nuts, shellfish and insect larvae.
. The Yanomami tribe harvests 15 different types of wild
honey, which is considered highly prized.
Hunting accounts for only 10% of Yanomami tribe's food, amongst men it is considered the most important of skills and meat is also very important to the Yanomami tribe as it is a source of protein. In the Yanomami tribe, no hunter ever eats the meat he hunted; instead he shares it with other members of his tribe. The Yanomami have a huge botanical knowledge and use about 500 plants for foods and medicine, They provide for themselves partly by hunting, gathering and fishing. They also grow crops in large areas of the rainforests.
Hunting accounts for only 10% of Yanomami tribe's food, amongst men it is considered the most important of skills and meat is also very important to the Yanomami tribe as it is a source of protein. In the Yanomami tribe, no hunter ever eats the meat he hunted; instead he shares it with other members of his tribe. The Yanomami have a huge botanical knowledge and use about 500 plants for foods and medicine, They provide for themselves partly by hunting, gathering and fishing. They also grow crops in large areas of the rainforests.