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15 Cool Facts About Tapirs — Plus Photo Gallery!

September 25, 2009 By 6 Comments
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Bairds tapir image showing prehensile nose

Tapir fact 6: The tapir’s nose is prehensile and is used to grab leaves – and also as a snorkel while swimming.

Pictured: Baird’s tapir.

Image source: flickr.com/vonguard/ / CC BY-SA 2.0

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About Rhishja Cota-Larson

Rhishja is the founder Annamiticus (fka Saving Rhinos), which publishes news and information about wildlife crime and endangered species. She is the Editor of the blogs Annamiticus, Rhino Horn is Not Medicine, and Project Pangolin, author of the book "Murder, Myths & Medicine", and host of "Behind the Schemes". 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!

    Reply
  3. ariana says:
    April 26, 2012 at 10:23 am

    that is sooo sad

    Reply
  4. evan says:
    May 8, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    thank u for the info i hpe the tapirs get better

    Reply

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