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Malayan Tapir

Tapirus indicus

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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3 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

Thanks Deziree, Happy World Tapir Day to you too!

Smith Zoo
Smith Zoo 10 years ago

Woolly tapirs, named for their warm and protective coat, are the smallest of all tapirs. Happy Wold Tapir Day 2013 Ava!

VianneyTedjamulia
VianneyTedjamulia 12 years ago

Wow, malayan tapir.
Even I who lived in indonesia, rarely see this creature in indonesian zoo.
This shy creature often hunted by locals.

Ava T-B
Spotted by
Ava T-B

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Jan 13, 2006
Submitted on Sep 5, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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