Comments on: The Tapir is Here, if You Would Like to Come See It http://jeffreyagordon.com/2009/03/the-tapir-is-here/ Birds and more, in Delaware and elsewhere Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:18:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sharon Lynn http://jeffreyagordon.com/2009/03/the-tapir-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Sharon Lynn Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:48:05 +0000 http://jeffreyagordon.com/?p=729#comment-688 Glad you are having a good trip. The tapir is amazing! Looking forward to hearing more of your adventures! Tell Forrest "Hello" for me. Glad you are having a good trip. The tapir is amazing! Looking forward to hearing more of your adventures! Tell Forrest “Hello” for me.

]]> By: Julie Zickefoose http://jeffreyagordon.com/2009/03/the-tapir-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Julie Zickefoose Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:28:06 +0000 http://jeffreyagordon.com/?p=729#comment-687 WOW! A wild tapir is beyond hoping for. Well done! And he's so different from the lowland tapir--hairier, smaller, weirder (if that were possible). Did he look skinny to you? I'm kind of worried about those jutting hip bones. Seem OK, well fleshed, moving all right? I've never seen one, and my Tommy was fat as butter, so I've nothing to compare it to. I can hardly restrain myself from correcting people when they pronounce "tapir" as if it were a candle. Once you've heard Guyanans say Top-PEER, you can't hear it any way else. I'm so happy for you! WOW! A wild tapir is beyond hoping for. Well done! And he’s so different from the lowland tapir–hairier, smaller, weirder (if that were possible).

Did he look skinny to you? I’m kind of worried about those jutting hip bones. Seem OK, well fleshed, moving all right? I’ve never seen one, and my Tommy was fat as butter, so I’ve nothing to compare it to.

I can hardly restrain myself from correcting people when they pronounce “tapir” as if it were a candle. Once you’ve heard Guyanans say Top-PEER, you can’t hear it any way else.

I’m so happy for you!

]]> By: Lisa http://jeffreyagordon.com/2009/03/the-tapir-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-686 Lisa Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:22:39 +0000 http://jeffreyagordon.com/?p=729#comment-686 So cute! So cute!

]]> By: Matt http://jeffreyagordon.com/2009/03/the-tapir-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Matt Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:05:04 +0000 http://jeffreyagordon.com/?p=729#comment-685 What a great experience, Jeff! We enjoyed looking at Sharon's hummingbird photos at DOS last night. She showed some shots from Cabanas San Isidro, and I was just wondering how you were doing there. This is reminiscent of the encounter that Lauren and I had with Miguel, the Baird's Tapir that lives near Rara Avis, in Costa Rica. Of course, that one is rather tame (and not as rare) but SO cool. It's amazing to watch these guys forage. Thanks for the post. Matt What a great experience, Jeff!

We enjoyed looking at Sharon’s hummingbird photos at DOS last night. She showed some shots from Cabanas San Isidro, and I was just wondering how you were doing there.

This is reminiscent of the encounter that Lauren and I had with Miguel, the Baird’s Tapir that lives near Rara Avis, in Costa Rica. Of course, that one is rather tame (and not as rare) but SO cool. It’s amazing to watch these guys forage.

Thanks for the post.

Matt

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