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15 Cool Facts About Tapirs — Plus Photo Gallery!

September 25, 2009 By 3 Comments
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Lowland tapir splaching in the water

Tapir fact 15: A hybrid tapir was reportedly born at the San Francisco Zoo around 1968 – a cross between a Baird’s Tapir and a lowland tapir.

Pictured: Lowland tapir.

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About Rhishja Cota-Larson

Rhishja is the founder of Saving Rhinos, which publishes news and information about the illegal trade in rhino horn and rhino conservation issues. She is the Editor of the blogs "Rhino Horn is Not Medicine" and "Project Pangolin", and author of the book "Murder, Myths & Medicine". Check out savingrhinos.org, rhinoconservation.org, and pangolins.org to learn more. When Rhishja is not blogging about the illegal wildlife trade, she enjoys rocking out to live music.

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  1. Duncan says:
    September 25, 2009 at 2:33 pm

    Now…WHAT DO YA KNOW ?!!!
    WOW…TAPIRS…WONDERFUL ANIMALS

    THANKS RHISH’…You’re really working hard !!!

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  2. sydney says:
    March 23, 2011 at 9:46 pm

    Awesome you helped me with a conservation project.Thanks this will get peoples attention!

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