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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 .
Giant anteaters playing at Reid Park Zoo. Reid Park Zoo consists of four zones that are organized by the types of habitats and animals they house. The Adaptation Zone houses animals such as the grizzly bear and Aldabra giant tortoise, the South America zone houses animals such as the jaguar and spectacled bear, the Asian zone features the tiger, and the African Animals zone features animals ...
They are the South American tapir, the Malayan tapir, Baird's tapir, and the mountain tapir. In 2013, a group of researchers said they had identified a fifth species of tapir, the kabomani tapir . However, the existence of the kabomani tapir as a distinct species has been widely disputed, and recent genetic evidence further suggests that it ...
Frida, a 5-year-old Baird's tapir, arrived in Milwaukee on Oct. 3 from the Houston Zoo. Like Nyota, she completed her 30-day quarantine and was given access to her indoor habitat. However, unlike ...
The exhibit added more than 150 animals to the zoo and is currently highlighted by jaguars, Baird's tapir, bats, black howler monkeys, squirrel monkeys, prehensile-tailed porcupines, Arrau turtles, Cuvier's dwarf caiman, and several fish species from the Amazonian River system. The open spaces of the exhibit also function as a free-flight bird ...
Audubon Zoo's three-year-old Baird's tapir, Ixchel, has given birth to her first offspring. lxchel's male calf was born on July 2 and is thriving.
Perissodactyls range in size from the 1.8 m (6 ft) long Baird's tapir to the 4 m (13 ft) long white rhinoceros. Over 50 million domesticated donkeys and 58 million horses are used in farming worldwide, while four species of perissodactyl have potentially fewer than 200 members remaining.
Baird's tapir (national animal) Tapirus bairdii [9] Keel-billed toucan (national bird) Ramphastos sulfuratus [10] Botswana: Plains zebra (national animal) Equus quagga [11] Brazil: Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird) Turdus rufiventris [12] Cambodia: Kouprey (national mammal) Bos sauveli [13] [better source needed] Giant ibis (national bird ...