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
It has since expanded to become a wildlife park featuring wallabies, capybara, tapir and lemur and many other species.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2021
That Malayan tapir must have taken a long plane ride to get on that trail, Mark.
From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2018
It was also becoming apparent that the possibility of supplementing their food rations with game, such as the tapir, looked bleak.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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