tapirs
- plural of tapir.
Example Sentences
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Researchers who captured footage of dog attacks on endangered mountain tapirs in Colombia are calling for action to protect threatened wildlife.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
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
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 early kinds of rhinos looked like hippos or tapirs; one especially huge relative had such a long neck that it is sometimes called the “giraffe rhinoceros.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2021
The path had been beaten down by the four- and three-toed feet of the piglike tapirs that usually live near the water because they love to swim.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
