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    Baird’s Tapir Tapirus bairdii (Gill, 1865)
    with Rafael Reyna-Hurtado, Ninon Meyer, Jonathan O. Huerta-Rodríguez, Lizzi Valeria Martínez-Martínez, Jonathan Pérez-Flores, Marina Rivero, Esteban Brenes-Mora, Jorge Rojas-Jiménez, Budhan Pukazhenthi, Wilber Martínez, Nereyda Estrada, Natalia Carrillo, Armando J. Dans, Sophie Calmé, Fredy A. Falconi-Briones, and Eduardo J. Naranjo
    In Mario Melletti, Rafael Reyna-Hurtado & Patrícia Medici (eds.), Tapirs of the World: Ecology, Conservation and Management, Springer Nature Switzerland. pp. 79-94. 2024.
    This comprehensive chapter covers various aspects of the biology and natural history of the Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii), including names, taxonomy, subspecies and distribution, descriptive notes, habitat, movements and home range, activity patterns, feeding ecology, reproduction and growth, behavior, and status in the wild and in captivity. The chapter includes a distribution map, several photos of the species, and a list of key literature.