{"id":3731,"date":"2026-10-07T21:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T19:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/?p=3731"},"modified":"2026-10-07T21:30:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T19:30:24","slug":"animal-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/index.php\/2026\/10\/07\/animal-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Snapshot_2026-10-04_211534_001-02-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Snapshot_2026-10-04_211534_001-02-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Topless dancers circle a fire in the jungle camp\" class=\"wp-image-3730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Snapshot_2026-10-04_211534_001-02-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Snapshot_2026-10-04_211534_001-02-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Snapshot_2026-10-04_211534_001-02-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Snapshot_2026-10-04_211534_001-02-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Snapshot_2026-10-04_211534_001-02-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Snapshot_2026-10-04_211534_001-02-676x380.jpeg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around 40 people gathered at Tapi for our second annual Animal Day, bringing an amazing collection of companions with them. Whisper began by blessing the Tapi animals before welcoming everyone else forward one by one. Among the visitors were cats, dogs, goats, a cougar, capybara, elephant, parrot, frog and even a piranha in a wooden tub, affectionately named Bitey McBiteface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3731 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/snapshot_2026-10-04_211815_001-03\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Snapshot_2026-10-04_211815_001-03-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Native woman topless stands by the fire in the jungle camp\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/snapshot_2026-10-04_211920_001-04\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Snapshot_2026-10-04_211920_001-04-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Native woman topless blows smoke from a bowl by the campfire in the jungle ritual clearing\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/snapshot_2026-10-04_211519_001-01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Snapshot_2026-10-04_211519_001-01-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Native woman topless offers a carved bowl while standing in the Tapirap\u00e9 jungle camp\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was plenty of laughter along the way as Whisper reminded everyone that perhaps humans do not choose their animals at all. Sometimes an animal simply decides, \u201cYes, this human will do,\u201d and from then on our food, beds and chairs are no longer entirely ours. Even the humans received a blessing for putting up with muddy footprints, strange noises and animals gradually taking ownership of the furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3731 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/snapshot_2026-10-04_213619_001-05\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Snapshot_2026-10-04_213619_001-05-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Native woman topless stands by a camp sign and a white tapir at the jungle camp\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/snapshot_2026-10-04_213956_001-06\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Snapshot_2026-10-04_213956_001-06-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Topless native woman kneels with a monkey on her shoulder in the jungle camp\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/snapshot_2026-10-04_214813_001-07\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tapirape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Snapshot_2026-10-04_214813_001-07-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Native woman topless gestures with a parrot on her shoulder in the jungle camp\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the blessings, Summer invited Catten to tell the old story of Curupira, the red-haired guardian of the jungle whose backwards feet confuse hunters and who protects the forest and its creatures. With the story told, the blessings complete and both animals and humans suitably celebrated, there was only one thing left to do: dance! TAP\u00c9UICHA!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around 40 people gathered at Tapi for our second annual Animal Day, bringing an amazing collection of companions with them. Whisper began by blessing the Tapi animals before welcoming everyone else forward one by one. 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