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Malayan Tapir

Tapirus indicus

Photo by Ava T-B
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Description:

A tapir is a large browsing mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile snout. Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South America, Central America, and Southeast Asia. There are four species of Tapirs: the Brazilian Tapir, the Malayan Tapir, Baird's Tapir and the Mountain Tapir. All four species of tapir are classified as endangered or vulnerable. Their closest relatives are the other odd-toed ungulates, including horses and rhinoceroses.

Notes:

Parent and baby at the San Diego Zoo. The babies look like stripped watermelons when they are little.

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Comments (3)
Ava T-B
Thanks Deziree, Happy World Tapir Day to you too!
Smith Zoo
Woolly tapirs, named for their warm and protective coat, are the smallest of all tapirs. Happy Wold Tapir Day 2013 Ava!
VianneyTedjamulia
Wow, malayan tapir. Even I who lived in indonesia, rarely see this creature in indonesian zoo. This shy creature often hunted by locals.

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PublishedSeptember 5, 2011

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