Baird's tapir born at Summit Zoo, Panama, July 5, 2008

On July 14, 2008, friend and tapir fan, Alex Cardenas, sent this clipping from his trip home to Panama. He wrote: "While in Panama, I saw this article in a local newspaper, about a baby tapir "BAYANO," born in Panama's Summit Zoo on 5 July. . . . "Bayano" is also the name of a large river in Panama, and it was the name of a black slave who escaped from the Spaniards in Panama and led a revolt against them back in Colonial times."

Welcome, Bayano, and thanks so much for sending this, Alex! I enjoyed learning the historical background of the name, too.

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~ Sheryl