1. A Fatal Attack Caused by a Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in Southeastern Brazil 
Vidal Haddad, MD, PhD, Melissa Chagas Assunção, Ricardo Coelho de Mello, Marcelo Ribeiro Duarte, MsC 
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 
Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages (June 2005)
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2. Figure 1
The Brazilian or lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris). Below: detail of the head. Photograph by Marcelo Ribeiro Duarte and Vidal Haddad Jr.
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3. Figure 2
Tapirs have very strong and sharp teeth that can cause serious lacerations. Photograph by Marcelo Ribeiro Duarte.
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4. Figure 3
The rural farm—scene of the fatal attack. On the left of the picture is the victim's corpse. Photograph by Helio Yatsuo Ataíde.
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5. Figure 4
The victim received extensive lacerations that were the cause of death. The bites in the cervical region resulted in fatal blood loss. Photograph by Helio Yatsuo Ataíde.
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