tapir
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You won’t see deer, tapir, peccaries, monkeys or chicken-like curassows anywhere within trekking distance of habitation; they’ve all been eaten.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
The study offers insights into the impact of domestic dogs on wildlife, particularly on species of conservation concern such as the mountain tapir.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
Zookeeper Rosie Owen said: "It's so lovely to once again hear the pitter-patter of tiny, spotty and stripy Malayan tapir feet."
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2022
He boasts that he recently shot a tapir, a large snouted mammal, taking half to his family, and he proudly shows off his bow and arrow, skillfully made of local wood and fiber.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 4, 2015
What if I had ended up with a creature that looked silly or ugly, a tapir or an ostrich or a flock of turkeys?
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
"Animals like sloths and armadillos came north, while horses, tapirs, bears and elephants went south," said study co-author Bruce MacFadden, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024
Everywhere around him were tracks made by tapirs, peccaries, capybaras and lizards.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
Titanotheres belong in the order Perissodactyla, along with rhinoceroses, tapirs and horses.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
The fossils date from early in the Eocene epoch, when Earth was home to ancient relatives of many modern mammals, including tapirs, hippopotamuses and humans.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 25, 2023
Some, such as jaguars and tapirs, had migrated to higher ground during the rainy season, but there were still many animals all around them.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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