34K views · 10K reactions | Field Notes: January 26 Location: Amazon Rainforest, near Manaus, Brazil ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Encounter Summary: We spent three days tracking the rumor of a "walking totem pole" before we finally caught up with him. My colleagues, Anna and Sarah, were leading the way when the vegetation ahead of us simply stood up and walked. We were trailing a massive specimen of Tapirus heliconia, known to the indigenous guides as the "Forest Crown." At rest, the creature's back resembles