# Tapir teaches young one to survive in Costa Rican rainforest

> A Baird's tapir guides a young tapir through Jícaro Danto trees in Costa Rica's rainforest.
- Title: Tapir teaches young one to survive in Costa Rican rainforest
- Summary: A Baird's tapir guides a young tapir through Jícaro Danto trees in Costa Rica's rainforest. A Baird's tapir teaches a young tapir to survive in Costa…
- Keywords: baird's tapir, jicaro danto, costa rica, tapir valley nature reserve, tenorio volcano national park, fritz polking prize, nikon d3100, sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 ex dc hsm, Tapir, teaches, young, one
- Source: Digital Camera World — https://digitalcameraworld.com/photography/awards-and-competitions/deep-in-the-costa-rican-rainforest-an-adult-tapir-teaches-a-youngster-to-survive-in-the-most-fragile-of-ecosystems-heres-how-this-prize-winning-shot-captured-the-scene-so-beautifully
- Published: 2026-10-03T09:10:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: baird's tapir, jicaro danto, costa rica, tapir valley nature reserve, tenorio volcano national park, fritz polking prize, nikon d3100, sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 ex dc hsm
## Baird's tapir teaches young one
A Baird's tapir guides a young tapir through Jícaro Danto trees in Costa Rica's rainforest.
## Jícaro Danto tree survival
The Jícaro Danto tree, found only in Guanacaste Mountain Range, has 600 wild survivors and requires Baird's tapir for seed dispersal.
## Tapir Valley Nature Reserve
Mamita, the older tapir, teaches Julian, the young tapir, in Tapir Valley Nature Reserve near Tenorio Volcano National Park.
## Nikon D3100 camera used
The photo was taken with a Nikon D3100 camera, a 14MP entry-level DSLR launched in 2010.
## Sigma lens settings
The Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM lens was set to 18mm with exposure at 1/200 sec, f/8, and ISO 800.
## Fritz Pölking Prize 2026
Michiel van Noppen's project won the Fritz Pölking Prize 2026, to be honored at the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year event on October 23.
## Key takeaway

A Baird's tapir teaches a young tapir to survive in Costa Rica's fragile ecosystem using Jícaro Danto trees.