Unfortunately, this unusual tameness was used to their disadvantage: as Darwin notes, men “frequently killed them in the evening, by holding out a piece of meat in one hand, and in the other a knife ready to stick them.”

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        Yes, but France also used it to invade and harass Brazil (1890s - 1970s). Only recently, since Macron and Lula da Silva seem to be friends, have they built a bridge between Brazil and the Colony.