Following your aquarium fish back to its home in the Amazon
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Jeff Guo |
Friday, July 17, 2026
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We trace the origins of the popular aquarium fish the cardinal tetra back to the Amazon to see how even the most remote corners of the world are transformed by the global economy.
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