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During the Ritual of Capybara, the Matis Indians apply wet clay to their bodies and make sounds like capybaras (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeri), the world's largest rodent.  Being animists, this indigenous tribe of the Amazon Rainforest respects the animal spirits which they believe control whether or not one is successful at hunting, and ones health and prosperity.


 

 
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