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Tapirs
Questions about a giant pig-like mammal inhabiting the dense jungles of South America and Southeast Asia should be directed here. Tapirs have a small snout similar to the Elephants. They are all endangered due to excessive hunting and habitat loss. Though Tapirs may look like a pig and have snouts, they are closely related to animals like the Horse and the Rhino.
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different sounds are made by a tapir, like short high piched sounds and grunting
What are the 4 species of tapir?
The World'sTapir's Baird's Tapir (Tapirus Baird)
Malayan Tapir Habitat Range map by bonnie price (DOGSAY32000) Range: This species is found from southern Thailand and southern Myanmar (Burma) through the Malayan Peninsular and on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It occurs in rainforest's and lower Monte forests. It survives well in secondary, regenerating native forests. Characteristics: Up to 1.8 meters long (6 feet) and 350 kg (720 pounds). It is the largest of the four tapir species. Status: Endangered Conservation threats: Habitat destruction and fragmentation is the primary threat. Large scale deforestation, including illegal logging for timber, is a major source of habitat loss. The growth of palm oil plantations is also a major factor in habitat loss. Hunting is also on the rise as other large "prey" species in the area are reduced in number. Population Estimate (2008): 1500-2000 individuals. Numbers are decreasing. Behavior
Mating: Primarily solitary, the species forms occasional associations for breeding.
Sounds: Communication is by a range of whistles of different pitch and duration.
Activity: More active throughout the night but often seen during the day, including feeding. The species frequently defecates in water as well as on land. The spraying of urine onto vegetation and trees is thought to be associated with home range marking. There is no evidence of exclusive territoriality. Males appear to have small home ranges (about 1-2 sq km) and females possibly range more widely.
Feeding habits: The species eats the twigs and growing tips of a wide range of understorey vegetation, including snapping small to large saplings with its mouth to get to plant parts that are out of reach. It also takes a large variety of fruits and leaves from the forest floor.
Other: A lot is still unknown about this species. It is vulnerable to predation by tigers. Its only defense is to run through thick vegetation. It has very thick and tough skin, particularly on its hindquarters. It also has a vicious bite.
Other names: Malayan tapir, badak (Malaysia and Indonesia), somerset (Thailand).
Why is the Tapir such and odd animal?
The same reason anything else can become an endangered species, HUMANS! We typically do not care for anything but our selfs. In this matter we litter, pollute, and stink up the whole world and that my friends is the one reason that animals are disappearing from our world.
No, there are still 4 species of tapir left in the wild which live in Mexico and south America and have an estimated collective population of 7,000+ individuals. 3 of the 4 species are Endangered according to the IUCN red list of threatened species and one is Vulnerable. This is due to the declining trend in population numbers globally.
about 6,000 dollars. for proof go to: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Tapirus_indicus/more_info.html and scroll down to ''threats''. you will find it there
Are Brazilian tapirs endangered?
Brazilian tapir live in Brazil. Unless they have moved away from, or been forcibly removed from Brazil, in which case they could be living pretty much anywhere.
How many legs does a tapir have?
I trawled the internet for hours in search of some information regarding your intriguing question. The best I could do was to download a high quality photograph of a tapir in the wild, and then label all the body parts myself. I would say that the tapir I was looking at had between 8 and 11 body parts, which is about average for a mammal, but there could have been extra body parts not visible because of the angle of the photograph, etc. Hope that helps.
The only type of tiger that lives in Russia is the Siberian tiger. They live in the taiga (subarctic pine forest) of Siberia. They are most attracted to areas with lots of large game, like wild boar or Eurasian elk. A type of Siberian tiger, the Caspian tiger, used to live as far south and west as Azerbaijan (a small country in eastern Europe, bordering Asia), but they are now considered extinct there, although there have been possible sightings since then.
How many babies can tapirs have?
Tapirs are large mammals that look a bit like a hairy pig. There are no solid numbers, but there are efforts to help conserve all species.
they move on all 4s but they also move together in packs. i hope this has helped u cause i spent ages finding this out. xxlolxx
Tigers live in Asia, Tapirs live in South America. Only time a Bengal tiger would have a chance to eat a tapir is in a zoo, and they tend to be quite good at keeping the carnivores away from the rest of the population.
Why do tapirs have stripes when they are young?
They are that colour because they absorb the complimentary colours of light.
They have developed it through evolution to blend them in to their surroundings to make it harder for predators to see them.
They have hooves which are splayed, four toes at the front and three at the rear
What are the Malayan tapirs predators and prey?
Yes, tapirs are mammals.
The tapir is definitely a mammal.
They live in the mountains of South America, so yes, but they also need aquatic vegetation to eat, so they need to be around swamps and stuff like that. , P.S. if you are older than 15, you must not know much, because I am 11. LOL
What country does a Tapir live in?
Basically, they live in Brazil and the continent Asia. Booyakasha! How do you like them apples?
Baby tapirs vary in size according to their stage of development. In the womb, a baby tapir can be very small indeed, as little as 1mm in length in some cases. If the measurement is carried out very soon after conception the result can be even smaller - as little as the size of two or three cells. During gestation, however, the size will gradually increase, and this tendency continues even after birth, when the baby tapir will become larger and larger with each passing day. This growth phenomenon is observed in all species of tapir, both in Asia and South America, and is roughly constant, regardless of the sex of the baby or environmental conditions. The largest baby tapir ever confirmed was weighed by a research team headed by Drs. Edwin and Sharon Griffiths in 1994 in Malaysia, at over 100kg, but the result turned out to be highly controversial, and I remember other specialists at the time (myself included) pointing out that the specimen may in fact have been a fully grown adult that just looked a bit like a baby.
You certainly like can. Wild tapir is a healthy and nourishing alternative to farmed pork, and is gaining in popularity in many Western countries due to its (relatively) low saturated fat and cholesterol levels. As a general rule, however, the tapir should be cut up BEFORE you cook it, otherwise you will need some very large cooking utensils! You can roast them whole over a wood fire, though, as my grandmother used to do on special occasions when I was a child.
