2015年11月7日 星期六

The coolest animal you might not know anything about ... yet

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November 7, 2015

The coolest animal you might know nothing about ... yet

11:32 minutes · Filmed Aug 2015 · Posted Nov 2015 · TED Fellows 2015

Although the tapir is one of the world's largest land mammals, the lives of these solitary, nocturnal creatures have remained a mystery. Known as "the living fossil," the very same tapir that roams the forests and grasslands of South America today arrived on the evolutionary scene more than 5 million years ago. Conservation biologist, tapir expert and TED Fellow Patrícia Medici shares her work with these amazing animals.

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