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Tapir

Tapirus terrestris

Photo by EmilieChich
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Amazonian jungle, South America.

Notes:

We saw this tapir crossing a stream, during the rainy season in the 1990s. At the time, digital cameras were not widespread, so this is a scan of a paper photograph.

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PublishedFebruary 6, 2012

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