Tapirs may be key to reviving the Amazon. All they need to do is poop
A Brazilian ecologist is determined to understand the role of tapir dung in forest restoration
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Lowland tapirs, the largest mammal in South America, may be an effective agent for dispersing seeds throughout the Amazon.
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