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it likes very warm,wet climates. That is why they usually live near water or in the rainforests.

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What are the types of tapir?

brazilian tapir


The weight of a Brazilian tapir?

600lbs


How often do you feed a Brazilian tapir on roar?

You feed the Brazilian Tapir on roar 2 times a day every morning and evening


What do Brazilian tapir do?

leaves, buds, fruit and small branches


What is the scientific name for the Tapir?

There are four tapir species, and their latin names are as follows: * Baird's Tapir, Tapirus bairdii * Malayan Tapir, Tapirus indicus * Mountain Tapir, Tapirus pinchaque * Brazilian Tapir (also called Lowland Tapir), Tapirus terrestris But different species can actually breed with each other in zoos etc. to produce hybrids. The baby hybrids are then called whatever the zoo staff want to call them.


Is the tapir the largest animal in south America?

No, but the Brazilian tapir was the largest NATIVE MAMMAL OF THE AMAZON until the introduction of horses, cattle, and oxen.


What treat should you give the Brazilian tapir on roar?

long grass works for me


What does the land that tapirs live on look like?

this is the areas Certain areas of the Brazilian Amazon, Brazilian Pantanal, Peruvian Amazon, Honduran Mosquitia and Panamanian Darien forests have healthy tapir populations.


Is the tapir the largest land animal in South America?

No, but the Brazilian tapir was the largest NATIVE MAMMAL OF THE AMAZON until the introduction of horses, cattle, and oxen.


What eat the Brazilian tapir?

Tigers, jaguars, anacondas and crocodiles can all be dangerous to tapirs


How many different tapirs are there in total in the world?

There are five extant tapir species and a number of extinct species: * Baird's Tapir, Tapirus bairdii * Malayan Tapir, Tapirus indicus * Mountain Tapir, Tapirus pinchaque * Brazilian Tapir (also called Lowland Tapir), Tapirus terrestris * Black Dwarf Lowland Tapir, Tapirus pygmaeus[1] * Tapirus polkensis † * Tapirus merriami † * Tapirus veroensis † * Tapirus copei† * Tapirus californicus † Hybrid tapirs from the Baird's Tapir and the Brazilian Tapir were bred at the San Francisco Zoo around 1969 and produced a second generation around 1970.


What is the tapirs latin name?

The tapir's Latin name is Tapirus. This genus includes several species, such as the Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), the Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii), and the Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), among others. Tapirs are large, herbivorous mammals native to Central and South America, as well as Southeast Asia.