Lex Fridman

Yeah.

In the book, you have a picture of a native girl on the Les Piedras having monkey for lunch.

Yes.

It looks really strange when you have, the monkey kind of looks just, it looks a little bit like cannibalism because it looks like a small human.

I don't know what it is about, well, I guess I do, about monkeys.

There's a human element to them in their eyes, in the form factor, but even in the warmth they bring to the interaction.

Let me look it up on Perplexi.

How many people in the world eat monkey?

There's no reliable global count of how many people eat monkey meat, but available data suggests many millions of people regularly or occasionally consume primate bush meat, especially in parts of Africa and America and Asia.

I mean, she looks like that is her favorite meal.

Yeah.

This monkey.

She's loving it.

That's awesome.

And she's adorable.

Yeah.

Now that some time has passed, when you look back at that encounter, which I really do think is historic with the uncontacted tribe, what do you think about it?

Yeah, I mean, you're right.

You're right from the perspective of the uncontacted tribe.

I think going from the technological world to the jungle, you realize the majesty, the magic of the biological system that is the jungle, that is nature.