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South America's Largest Mammal Thought Extinct Was Spotted In A Protected Zone
It's always terrible when a species disappears. However, one of South America's largest mammals was recently spotted in a ...
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Consider This: The Last Gentle Giant: Can We Save the Malayan Tapir?
The image of a mother elephant mourning her dead calf—killed by a lorry on a highway in Perak— has haunted Malaysians this ...
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Consider This: The Last Gentle Giant (Part 2) — Can We Save the Malayan Tapir?
The image of a mother elephant mourning her dead calf—killed by a lorry on a highway in Perak— has haunted Malaysians this ...
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World Catholics See the First American Pope as Hardly American
Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual identity has put them at ease. By Patricia Mazzei Reporting from Rome ...
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Helping an animal vital to Brazil’s rainforest survive
The lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris), also known as the South American tapir, can grow up to six feet long and weigh 550 pounds. It is assessed as vulnerable by the International Union for ...
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25 pound baby Baird's tapir born at Reid Park Zoo
Baird’s tapir, also known as the Central American tapir, is native to Mexico, Central America and northwestern South America. It is classified as endangered by the International Union for ...
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After battling rare illness, Houston Zoo star makes a comeback
A portion of each zoo admission helps fund global wildlife programs, including the Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative ... and breaking news at the Austin American-Statesman for three years.
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South American tapir spotted in the wild after almost a century
In a remarkable turn of events, the South American tapir, once believed extinct in parts of Brazil, has been rediscovered in the Atlantic Forest. After nearly a century, camera traps captured ...
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After an absence of more than 90 years, the world’s largest land mammal has reappeared in what scientists say is a historic event for humanity
The wildlife cameras set up by Rio de Janeiro’s State Institute of Environment (INEA) have captured a truly epic return to the wild: the South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), the heavyweight ...
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China's mega dam a ‘water bomb’ threatening Northeast India, Bangladesh: BJP MP Tapir Gao
China's announcement of constructing the world's largest dam was like a 'water bomb' which would have a devastating downstream impact on northeastern India and Bangladesh, BJP Lok Sabha member from ...
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Watch these blissed-out tapirs enjoy their relaxing spa treatment at Staffordshire wildlife park
Tapirs get relaxing spa treatment at Peak Wildlife Park Lowland tapirs (also known as Brazilian or South American tapir) are large-bodied herbivores native to South America. They tend to be ...
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Baby Baird's tapir born at Reid Park Zoo
Baird's tapir, also known as the Central American tapir, is native to Mexico, Central America and northwestern South America. It is classified as endangered by the International Union for ...