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The Malayan Tapir

7 January, 2022
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Welcome the Malayan tapir, aka the Asian tapir or Malay tapir. These are the only surviving species of Old World tapirs. They can be found, although severely fragmented, from south-eastern

The Terrific Tapir

2 June, 2020
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

Their name is pronounced either like “appear” or “paper”, the tapir or “P’som-sett,” which means “mixture is finished”. It’s a prehistoric mammal that has lineages dating back millions of years to the Eocene