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tapir

[tay-per, tuh-peer] / ˈteɪ pər, təˈpɪər /


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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

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

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

Additionally, no detection of juvenile mountain tapirs was obtained in the survey.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 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

I also loved stories of wolves, bears, and wolverines in North America and Canada, jaguars anacondas and sloths in South America, orangutans, Indian elephants, and tapirs in Asia, and so on.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall


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