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Web exclusive: Anaconda science with the Waorani

Wildlife vet, Renata Leite Pitman, explains the joys of working with the Waorani on anaconda research.

The large predatory snakes accumulate heavy metals stirred up by oil exploration and are a potential way to measure the presence of dangerous pollutants. The Waorani rely on clean water for there survival as they eat fish and other animals caught in the river.

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2 minutes