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  2. Tapir - Wikipedia

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    Adult tapirs are large enough to have few natural predators, and the thick skin on the backs of their necks helps to protect them from threats such as jaguars, crocodiles, anacondas, and tigers. The creatures are also able to run fairly quickly, considering their size and cumbersome appearance, finding shelter in the thick undergrowth of the ...

  3. South American tapir - Wikipedia

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    swimming, Cristalino River, Mato Grosso. The South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), also commonly called the Brazilian tapir (from the Tupi tapi'ira [3]), the Amazonian tapir, the maned tapir, the lowland tapir, anta (Brazilian Portuguese), and la sachavaca (literally "bushcow", in mixed Quechua and Spanish), is one of the four recognized species in the tapir family (of the order ...

  4. Malayan tapir - Wikipedia

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    The Malayan tapir is the largest of the four extant tapir species and grows to between 1.8 and 2.5 m (5 ft 11 in and 8 ft 2 in) in length, not counting a stubby tail of only 5 to 10 cm (2.0 to 3.9 in) in length, and stands 90 to 110 cm (2 ft 11 in to 3 ft 7 in) tall.

  5. Tapirus - Wikipedia

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    Tapirus is a genus of tapir which contains the living tapir species. The Malayan tapir is usually included in Tapirus as well, although some authorities have moved it into its own genus, Acrocodia .

  6. Baird's tapir - Wikipedia

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    The Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii), also known as the Central American tapir, is a species of tapir native to Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America. [4] It is the largest of the three species of tapir native to the Americas, as well as the largest native land mammal in both Central and South America.

  7. Why do capybaras get along so well with literally every other ...

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    Heralded as the world's largest rodents, the South American rainforest natives can actually weigh as much as a full grown man.. But despite the fact that they apparently like to eat their own dung ...

  8. Mountain tapir - Wikipedia

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    The mountain tapir is the least specialised of the living species of tapir, and has changed the least since the origin of the genus in the early Miocene. Genetic studies have shown that mountain tapirs diverged from its closest relative, the Brazilian tapir , in the late Pliocene , around three million years ago.

  9. What is Dads Against Predators? What to know about ... - AOL

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    Dads Against Predators is an online-based group that aims to catch “predaphiles” — a phrase combining “predator” and “pedophile” — according to the organization’s website ...