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

Skeletons and skulls of a tapir, cougar and several primates formed a macabre lineup.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2018

The Brazil nuts they had been counting on to sustain them were in short supply, and the piglike tapir, with its prehensile snout, was elusive.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple