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
A rare Malayan tapir, a species which is related to both the horse and the rhinoceros, has been born at Chester Zoo.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2022
Other BRI routes pose a risk to such iconic animals as the large-antlered muntjac, the Malayan tapir, the white-handed gibbon, the Sumatra serow, and the critically endangered Edwards’s pheasant.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 3, 2021
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
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