- Tapir - Wikipedia
The evolution of tapir probosces, made up almost entirely of soft tissues rather than bony internal structures, gives the Tapiridae skull a unique form in comparison to other perissodactyls, with a larger sagittal crest, orbits positioned more rostrally, a posteriorly telescoped cranium, and a more elongated and retracted nasoincisive incisure
- 貘（奇蹄目貘科哺乳动物）_百度百科
貘科（学名：Tapiridae）为奇蹄目下的一科，根据全球生物名录 (COL)，截至2024年12月，该科共有3属5种3亚种，分别为Acrocodia、Tapirella、貘属（Tapirus）。貘科动物体型像驴，尾巴短，全身有鬃毛，帮助其在灌木丛中移动。眼小，耳椭圆，前脚四趾，后脚三趾。鼻吻部肉质、柔软，牙齿42至44颗，齿型与马
- Tapir Animal Facts - A-Z Animals
What is a Tapir? A Tapir is an ancient animal that first appeared in its current form 20 to 30 million years ago While 15 species of Tapirs have gone extinct during that time, the four or five remaining species have evolved extraordinarily little when compared to those early ancestors
- Tapir - San Diego Zoo Animals Plants
A tapir is both a browser and a grazer! Using its incredible nose like a finger, the tapir can pluck leaves from tree branches or root around in the soft underbrush for fallen fruit to dine on The tapir can use its flexible nose to explore a circle of ground 1 foot (30 centimeters) in diameter without having to move its head!
- Tapir | Tropical, Forest-Dwelling Herbivorous | Britannica
Tapir, (genus Tapirus), any of five species of hoofed mammals, the only extant members of the family Tapiridae (order Perissodactyla), found in tropical forests of Malaysia and the New World Heavy-bodied and rather short-legged, tapirs are 1 3 to 2 5 metres (about 4 to 8 feet) long and reach about
- 15 Top Tapir Facts - Fact Animal
Tapir Profile Tapir are herbivorous mammals that live in the jungles and forests of South and Central America They have short snouts, resembling that of anteaters, that enable them to grab onto branches and leaves Weighing hundreds of pounds, the tapir is the largest land mammal in South America
- Tapirs - National Geographic
Get to know the unique animal that looks like a pig, sports a small trunk, and is related to horses and rhinoceroses Learn more about the tapir's life in the forests of South America
- Tapirs - Description, Habitat, Diet, Predators, Pictures
Tapirs are short and stocky, covered in a coat that ranges from reddish-brown to gray or nearly black, with short, bristly hair The mountain tapir, also known as the woolly tapir, has a distinctive woolly coat, while the Malayan tapir stands out with its unique white, saddle-shaped marking on its back
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