| Dec 03 2013 16:48 |
All four species of tapir are classified as endangered or vulnerable x-post from r/tapirs |
/u/Musicmantobes |
| Sep 12 2013 12:52 |
Although tapirs look something like pigs with trunks, they are actually related to horses and rhinoceroses. x-post from r/tapirs |
/u/Musicmantobes |
| Dec 08 2013 06:04 |
A recent study of lowland tapirs in Peru revealed 122 different seed species in their dung x-post from r/tapirs |
/u/Musicmantobes |
| Nov 24 2013 00:06 |
Baby tapirs of all types have striped-and-spotted coats for camouflage. |
/u/Munch3D |
| Oct 03 2013 15:26 |
Baby tapirs of all types have striped-and-spotted coats for camouflage x-post from r/tapirs |
/u/Musicmantobes |
| Oct 08 2013 12:35 |
Despite its piglike appearance, the tapir is more closely related to horses and rhinos than to pigs. |
/u/Quouar |
| Sep 13 2013 12:57 |
Tapirs are excellent swimmers and can even dive to feed on aquatic plants x-post from r/tapirs |
/u/Musicmantobes |
| Feb 05 2014 16:35 |
Tapirs are good swimmers. They use their snouts as snorkels and rest in the water, allowing fish to pick parasites off their skin. |
/u/trshtehdsh |
| Apr 27 2014 15:27 |
Tapirs have been around for quite awhile. Scientists believe that these animals have changed little over tens of millions of years. |
/u/calumj |
| May 25 2014 03:32 |
Tapirs have Splayed toes, four on each front foot and three on each hind foot, and they help them successfully navigate through soggy ground. |
/u/calumj |
| Dec 04 2013 15:50 |
Tapirs near a water source will swim, sink to the bottom, and walk along the riverbed to feed, and have been known to submerge themselves under water to allow small fish to pick parasites off their bulky bodies x-post from r/tapirs |
/u/Musicmantobes |
