A tapir is a specific animal, not a common name for various species; it's important for clarity.

Animal species

Use 'tapir' to describe the animal in discussions about natural habitats or conservation.

Natural habitat

Tapir might not be as commonly recognized as other animals so be ready to explain.

Not commonly known

 And you know, fall into the water, was rotting and bloated and floating on the river. So, we chopped it up this tapir and this is how we continued our trip. But take a good look of this engine because that engine was gone by the night. It actually fall into the river. So, I said, God this is great.

Risk Takers: Catching...

 great zoo I could talk about the fact that they're relegated to the mountains now they used to be in the lowlands too but people their big meaty animal but what I want to talk about is the lady I met who is the tapir keeper at a zoo in Oklahoma she had a plastic arm I said what

Every Animal Deserves a...

 which crawl up from the forest floor to the canopy, intertwining with treetops and growing thick wooden stems that support these towering trees. Helped along by the vines, trees provide the seeds, fruits and leaves to herbivores, such as the tapir and the agouti,

Why is biodiversity so...

 proud for this animal and this is really something we have to change the lack of something else that is very important is that that I have to say that the tapirs their their importance is far bigger

Saving the lowland Tapir...

 I guess the big question here is, am I studying tapirs and contributing to their conservation, or am I just documenting their extinction? The world is facing so many different conservation crises.

The coolest animal you...

 perfectly round ceramic bowl in another place we came upon this tapir jaw left in the cleft of a tree a kind of totem perhaps we weren't sure but these are the signs that make up the lifeblood of

The Unconquered:...

 migrated south and occupied the ecological space left behind. Horses, llamas, tapirs, cougars, saber-toothed cats, gomphotheres, and later humans also headed south across the land bridge.

What happens when...

 It is pitch dark. In the deep silence, we can hear a chorus of tree frogs and the footsteps of tapirs. The decayed leaves and branches crunch under our feet. It is hot and humid,

The Colorful,...

 this is a tapir this is a lowland tapir this is the animal I'm passionate about this is the most incredible animal on

Putting a Species on the...

 i can just make out its mouth and i think it's a tapir that's a long nose the tapers look sort of like a funny