Tapir Scientist

Living on Earth

Sy Montgomery spends her life exploring the world of animals and writing about her adventures. She tells host Steve Curwood about her latest book, chronicling an expedition with a scientist trying to save South America’s largest mammal, the endangered tapir.

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