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This may also explain why other animals with trunks, such as tapirs, never developed such dextrous trunks as elephants, as they never moved into open lands.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 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
In the Amazon, tapirs with droopy trunks and watery eyes step "mincingly" along riverbanks, and blue morpho butterflies the size of postcards careen "reckless and beautiful" through their camp.
From Salon ● May 24, 2022
The wildlife in Corcovado National Park includes all four Costa Rican monkey species, sloths, jaguars, anteaters, tapirs, sea turtles and over 220 species of butterflies.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2022
Some, such as jaguars and tapirs, had migrated to higher ground during the rainy season, but there were still many animals all around them.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
