In images captured by researchers via camera traps and published in a 2024 study, a Central American Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) is seen charging at a domestic dog. Fernando Contreras-Moreno ...

It is a large member of the Calidris sandpipers, second only to the great knot. Six subspecies are recognized. Their diet varies according to season; arthropods and larvae are the preferred food ...

Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) on a a trail in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica. The Baird’s Tapir makes the list mainly due to its unfortunate shaped nose. It is Central America’s largest ...

Behavioural ecology in population and conservation contexts. I focus on the evolutionary ecology of animal mating and parental care strategies and systems. I examine sources of within species and ...