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WELCOME TO MY WIKI ABOUT TAPIRS IN THE AMAZON



Here is a picture of the Tapir in the Amazon. It is a dad and there nose is like a pig.The body of the tapir is rounded and covered with sparse fur. Its snout is long and flexible. The legs are short and end in broad feet with hoofed toes; there are four toes on the front feet and five on the hind feet. Tapirs live in dense forest, browsing by night on leaves and twigs. Usually found near water, they swim well and drink a great deal. They often take to water when threatened and can crash through thick underbrush with great speed. The Asian tapir, //Tapirus indicus,// of Malaya and Sumatra, is black with a white saddle extending over the rump.