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File:Baird's tapir mother with baby (92151).jpg

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•  Info Baird's tapir mother and baby (Tapirus bairdii). This is an endangered species, with only about 5,000 left in the world. They are furthermore famously secretive and primarily nocturnal. As a result, we have very few photos of this species at all outside of zoos. In fact, a google image search of a mother and baby returned almost exclusively zoo images. This was a stroke of luck: We went on a hike and found most of the park closed due to flooding. We explored where we could, seeing almost nothing outside of wet plants. Just when we were hiking back out and writing off the day as an "authentic rainforest weather experience" we saw these tapirs foraging in the distance. Apparently sometimes on especially rainy days they're seen during daytime hours. After a short while of standing still and watching these two, they decided to cross the path right in front of us. For the rest of the trip, we'd mention this experience to guides/locals, and none had ever seen a baby in the wild before (and adults only a handful of times). Extraordinarily lucky, memorable experience. Anyway, this is all to say "I know it's dark and rainy, but I think it's worth the feature anyway". :) all by — Rhododendrites ^talk |  18:08, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
•  Support — Rhododendrites ^talk |  18:08, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
•  Support A little noisy but we are lucky to have a high quality photo of this endangered and reclusive species. Cmao20 (talk) 22:03, 20 January 2025 (UTC)