A Fatal Attack Caused by a Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in Southeastern Brazil

Vidal Haddad; Melissa Chagas Assunção; Ricardo Coelho de Mello; Marcelo Ribeiro Duarte

doi:10.1580/PR29-04.1

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Vidal Haddad,¹ Melissa Chagas Assunção,¹ Ricardo Coelho de Mello,¹ Marcelo Ribeiro Duarte¹

¹From the Botucatu Medical School, Universidade Estadual Paulista and Butantan Institute, São Paulo S

Abstract

A 55-year-old man was attacked by a Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris) after surprising and stabbing the animal in his corn plantation. The victim received deep bites in the thighs, neck, and cervical areas, resulting in severe hemorrhage and death. This is the first report of a tapir incident resulting in death and is of interest because of the severity of the contusions and lacerations caused by the provoked animal.

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Vidal Haddad, Melissa Chagas Assunção, Ricardo Coelho de Mello, and Marcelo Ribeiro Duarte "A Fatal Attack Caused by a Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in Southeastern Brazil," Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 16(2), 97-100, (1 June 2005). https://doi.org/10.1580/PR29-04.1

Published: 1 June 2005