After 10 years of monitoring these elusive animals, researchers thought they knew what to expect — but not anymore.

“The spontaneous return of the tapirs is a sign that the forests of Rio de Janeiro are capable ... tapirs are one of four species of tapir alongside the Baird’s tapir, mountain tapir and ...

But trail cameras in Mexico recently revealed some “unusual” — and aggressive — tapir behavior. For the past 10 years, researchers have been using trail cameras to monitor some Baird’s ...