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Tapirs Are Surprisingly Well Endowed
It’s the order of mammals that includes rhinos (three toes), horses (one hoofed toe), and tapirs (three toes in back and four toes in front). Extra toes are an evolutionary advantage that helps ...
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Gentle mammals seen fighting on trail camera in Mexico. See the ‘unusual’ behavior
With their drooping noses, rotund bodies and vegetarian diets, tapirs are quite a sight. These elusive hoofed mammals are widely considered to be calm and gentle, naturally inclined to run and ...
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Extremely rare animal believed to be extinct spotted in the wild for first time in over 100 years
It was caught on tape-ir. After over a century of being considered regionally extinct, the South American tapir was spotted alive and well in Brazil in footage blowing up online. In January ...
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After The Largest Continental Mammal Resurfaced More Than 100 Years Later, Another Rare Tapir Is Born In Washington
The South American tapir hasn't been seen in over 100 years in the Atlantic forest. Its reappearance took place in the Costa Verde region. It wasn't just one tapir, but three strolling in the ...
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Creature that looks like ‘walking watermelon’ born at WA zoo. See the ‘little miracle’
The white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf was born Feb. 2 at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, the zoo said in a news release. It’s the second time a tapir has been born at the ...