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April (April 27, 1983 - October 31, 2013) was a tapir living at the Belize Zoo in Belize from 1983 until her death in 2013. She was a Baird's tapir, the national animal of Belize. [1] April was born on 27 April 1983. That date is now National Tapir Day in Belize, and World Tapir Day globally.
Orders, decorations, and medals of Belize (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Belize" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Flamingo (national bird) Phoenicopterus ruber [7] Bangladesh: Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris [8] Magpie robin (national bird) Copsychus saularis: Ilish (national fish) Tenualosa ilisha Belize: Baird's tapir (national animal) Tapirus bairdii [9] Keel-billed toucan (national bird) Ramphastos sulfuratus [10] Botswana: Plains ...
National symbols of Belize (1 C, 7 P) O. Cultural organisations based in Belize (4 C, 1 P) P. ... April (tapir) B. Batty boy; Belize National Dance Company; C ...
7.5 National symbols. ... According to the 50-page voluntary national report Belize ... The national ground-dwelling animal is the Baird's tapir and the national ...
A rare Malayan tapir calf was born at Point Defiance Zoo over the weekend. This marks only the second time this has happened in the zoo's 120-year history.
Panamanians, and Colombians call it macho de monte, and in Belize, where the Baird's tapir is the national animal, it is known as the mountain cow. In Mexico, it is called tzemen in Tzeltal; [citation needed] in Lacandon, it is called cash-i-tzimin, meaning "jungle horse" [citation needed] and in Tojolab'al it is called niguanchan, meaning "big ...
The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center is a zoo in Belize, located some 47 kilometres (29 mi) west of Belize City on the Western Highway. Set in 12 hectares (29 acres), the zoo was founded in 1983 by Sharon Matola. It is home to more than 175 animals of about 48 species, all native to Belize.