Tapirs need, in decreasing order of urgency:
1. air (it's actually only the oxygen in the air that they need)
2. water
3. food
4. a suitable environment to live in
5. each other (to reproduce)
That's pretty much it, really. The only reason they're having any problems at all surviving is that, through no fault of their own, they are having to share a planet with a ruthlessly exploitative master-species (you and me) that multiplies like a virus and destroys everything that gets in the way (including the innocent tapirs).
The 'Baird's' part of the name Baird's tapir comes from Baird. The 'tapir' element is derived from the word tapir, because it is a tapir.
The 'Baird's' part of the name Baird's tapir comes from Baird. The 'tapir' element is derived from the word tapir, because it is a tapir.
Tapir
brazilian tapir
Tapirs are greatly assisted by having legs, as this enables them to move around the forest at will and run away when threatened. Without legs, a tapir would be unlikely to survive for more than a couple of days in the wild.
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.
yes a tapir does exist
malayan tapir
A Baird's tapir is a species of tapir, Latin name Tapirus bairdii, native to Central America.
the tapir belong to the animal kingdom
Tapir obviously
yes it can. a tapir can live in a rainforest