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Peek-a-boo by Michiel Van Noppen, the Netherlands. Michiel took this photo of Dantita, as she is fondly known, at the foothills of Braulio Carrillo national park, close to San José in central Costa Rica. The Baird’s tapir, or “gardeners of the forest”, are extremely important to their natural habitat, with some seeds only germinating after passing through the tapir. But owing to threats from deforestation and hunting, there are estimated to be only 6,000 left in the wild. (Photo by Michiel van Noppen/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021)
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