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Gr 5–10—In this addition to the series, readers join Pati Medici and her team in their quest to study tapirs in the world's largest wetland, the Pantanal Wetlands of Brazil. Although its appearance may lead some to suppose that the tapir falls somewhere near elephants or hippopotami in the family tree, this flexible-snouted, hoof-toed tropical creature is most closely related to rhinoceroses and horses. Medici has dubbed the tapir "the gardener of the forest" for its critical role in maintaining foliage by ingesting fruits and excreting the seeds elsewhere, b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Globetrotting Montgomery and Bishop’s latest nature adventure takes place in the Pantanal wetlands of Brazil, alongside scientist Patricia Medici and her team of field assistants and veterinarians who are studying the lowland tapir, a long-snouted mammal most closely related to horses and rhinoceroses. Tapir populations a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More