South American Tapir
Our animals:
Mandula and Mogyoró
Family:
Tapirs
Order:
Perissodactyla
Class:
mammals
Length:
1,7-2 m
Weight:
150-250 kg
Nutrition: herbivores, it eats leaves, grass and crops
Reproduction: after a 335-439 days long gestation 1 progeny
Did you know? Tapirs are short-sighted, but with their excellent hearing skills and sense of smell They can quickly find nutrition and detect predators. They often put their faeces in the water so that They do not leave their odours behind.
Watch it! Their upper lip and their nose unite and create a downward snout. They have four toes on their forelegs and three toes on their hind legs. The fur of little ones varies from their parents’ fur. Until They are 6 months old, their fur is striped like that of a little boar.
Habitat: Wet tropical forests and grasslands
Spread: South America and Central America
