THE LAST SURVIVORS
The world’s last remaining isolated tribes living on remote islands and deep within sprawling untouched jungles
There are more than one hundred uncontacted tribes around the world
INCREDIBLE footage has captured the last known survivor of an Amazonian tribe after 22 years alone in the jungle.
The man - thought be in his 50s - is believed to hunt with a bow and arrow for survival and has been filmed felling a tree.
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He is believed to be the only survivor of a group of six killed during an attack by farmers and land grabbers in 1995.
But, despite his isolation and the lack of contact with the outside world, the man is not alone in his remote lifestyle within sprawling untouched lands.
In fact, according to , there are more than one hundred uncontacted tribes around the world.
But who are they and how do they survive? And what does the future hold for the tribes in the face of deforestation and the growing use of technology?
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The Sentinelese
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The Sentinelese are an uncontacted tribe living on North Sentinal Island, one of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean.
They reject all contact with outsiders, according to Survival International, and are thought to have inhabited the island for nearly 60,000 years.
They are known to throw arrows at low flying aircraft and after the 2004 Tsunami a photo showed one aiming an arrow at an emergency helicopter.
The Kawahiva
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The Kawahiva - a small group of uncontacted Indians living in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest - have survived numerous genocidal attacks.
Survival International say very little is known about them, because they have no peaceful contact with outsiders.
They live a nomadic lifestle - a result of violence and the destruction of their forest home.
The Jarawas
The Jarawas are an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands in India.
They face many threats including a road built through their territory which brings thousands tourists into their land.
They have largely shunned interaction with outsiders.
The Dani
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The Dani tribe live in the highlands of Western New Guinea, Indonesia.
They were unwittingly discovered by American philanthropist, Richard Archbold, after an expedition in 1938.
They are well known for their unique practice of self-mutilation which involves cutting off the top part of their fingers when a loved one dies.
The Lacandón
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The Lacandón people live in the Lacandon jungle in the state of Chiapas, Mexico.
In 2015 there were less than 300 members remaining and they are direct descendants of the ancient Maya civilization.
They cut all possible contact from the outside world and called themselves Hack Winik, meaning True People.
The Mashco-Piro
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The Mashco Piro - who live in the jungle in Peru - had historically rejected outsiders.
But in 2015 they started to appear in populated areas.
They are said to have been displaced by illegal loggers, gold miners and oil companies, as well as drug traffickers.
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