Malayan Tapir

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Malayan Tapir
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What is a Malayan Tapir?

• A Malayan Tapir is a mammal thats relatives are
  the horse and rhinoceros.
• Malayans are incredibly endangered. There are
  less than 1,000 Malayan Tapirs left!!
• Malayan Tapirs are very interesting animals. You
  will love all of the interesting facts that Im
  going to give to you!!

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Why are Malayan tapirs Endangered??

• Malayan Tapirs are endangered because their skin
  feels like leather and people are killing them to
  get their skin.
• Tapirs are also endangered because in some places
  a sport is to kill Malayan Tapirs. If they catch
  a Malayan Tapir then they get a special medal.

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How can we help Malayan Tapirs??

• We can help Malayan Tapirs by not buying any
  products that are made of animals.
• Another idea to help Tapirs are to join any
  wildlife environment program, like at zoos and
  near ponds or lakes and rivers.

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The Malayans Body

• Malayans have a incredible small mouth.
• The Malayan Tapir has a long snout that feels
  like rubber.
• Malayans have a brown mane on their back that is
  short and stiff.
• The Malayan Tapir has a very short tail,in fact
  its tail is only 5-10 centimeters long!
• Malayans have four toes on their front foot and
  three toes on their back feet!!
• The Malayan Tapirs are the size of a donkey!!
• Malayans are actually very fast at running away
  from other enemies.

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Habitat

• Most of the Tapirs live in Central and South
  America.
• They also live in Burma and Thailand.
• Tapirs usually live in places with lots of supply
  of water,like near rivers and swamps.
• Malayan Tapirs also live in some exhibits like
  The Trail of Vines.
• Tapirs spend most of their time under water!

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Diet

• Malayan Tapirs are herbivores.
• Tapirs eat leaves and lettuce patches.
• Malayan Tapirs are aquatic vegetarians.
• If Malayan Tapirs live in the zoo they eat
  alfalfa and oat hay.

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Birthing

• Malayan Tapirs birth between May-June.
• Malayans usually only have one baby per couple!
• Malayan Tapir babies only stay with their parents
  for about 390-403 days!
• Some people call baby Malayan Tapirs watermelons
  with legs because they have white and yellow
  spots and stripes.

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Special Details

• The record for the heaviest Malayan Tapir weighed
  1,190 pounds!!
• Malayan Tapirs have changed little in appearance
  in the last 20 million years!!
• Malayan Tapir means near India!!
• The paper craft model of the Malayan Tapir is
  believed to eat peoples nightmares!