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Although tapirs are often docile animals, there are a handful of cases of them seriously attacking humans. Join us on this episode as we recount every attack on a human that we could find, and discuss why these attacks may have happened.

Studies mentioned in episode:
Jaguar’s Predation and Human Shield, a Tapir Story by Flores et. al
Crop-raiding Baird’s Tapir Provoke Diverse Reactions from Subsistence Farmers in Belize by Sian Waters

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