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    Nandi's neighbors: Baird's Tapirs Contessa and young Toliver

    • Dec 29, 2016
    • Dec 29, 2016 Updated Feb 19, 2019
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    Contessa and her calf, Toliver, born late August 2015, munch on bamboo and other treats at the Reid Park Zoo, Dec. 1, 2016. Video by Johanna Eubank, Arizona Daily Star

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