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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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What eat the Brazilian tapir?

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

What are some good recipes for tapir?

My gran used to roast one whole over an open fire in her garden every Easter Sunday, but nowadays I just buy it cooked and sliced from Asda and put it in a sandwich with a bit of mayonnaise.

What does the Tapirs eat?

They eat leaves and fruit and feed in the morning and evening.

What do Malayan Tapir Eat?

A Malayan Tapirs' diet mainly consists of forest litter, small branches and twigs, forest berries, forest floor mosses, grass and some leaves.

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Why should you try to save Malayan Tapirs?

Tapirs are cute and are part of the world, if your Friend is going to die, you will definitely help them , we should help save the tapirs

If you want to have a Tapir in a cage about how big is it suppose to be?

No animal can be healthy or comfortable in a cage. It doesn't matter how large the cage is. I would not recommend having a tapir in captivity, unless it is for conservation purposes, but if you do have a tapir for any reason, it needs an enclosure, not a cage. Make the enclosure as large as you can, and make sure it is full of good plants to eat and areas for stimulation, like a pool.

Do tapirs oink?

Although Tapirs are very distant relatives of the pig family of mammals, they do not make any similar sounds to the pig 'oink'. The tapir call typically consists of an extended 'kiiiiiii' shriek at a very high pitch, followed by a series of nasal 'fwoah' sounds, and ending in an explosive 'gnwfoaaagh' crescendo. Experts in Tapir behaviour have speculated that the noisiness of the Tapir may have contributed to its decline in numbers, as it renders the animal easy prey to predators and human hunters.

How many babies can a tapir have?

they usually have one, sometimes twins, so I suppose they're a bit like humans that way

Do tapir eat beatles?

Not on purpose. Tapir are herbivores. They eat leaves, fallen fruit, buds, and twigs. If a beetle gets mixed in there, I don't know if they spit it out or swallow it.

What is being done to help tapirs?

There is a lot of programs out for them raising money and spreading awareness that they are going extinct.

How did the tapirs become extinct?

the white man came in the 1900s and killed them all

How much does a tapir eat a day?

They have been kown to eat up to 80lbs of vegetation a day

Have elephants got names?

Elephants do not have language so they don't use names for each other. Of course we give them names, and they may recognise them.

What are tapirs enemies?

Jaguars, Crocodiles, Anaconda