Baird's tapir
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The Baird's tapir, also known as the Central American tapir, is a species of tapir native to Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America. It is the largest of the three species of tapir na
Baird's tapir mother with baby
Front foot
A Baird's tapir skull on display at the Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Baird's tapir: sniffing
South American tapir
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The South American tapir, also commonly called the Brazilian tapir, the Amazonian tapir, the maned tapir, the lowland tapir, anta, and sachavaca, is one of the four recognized species in the tapir fam
Baird's tapir
…However, the species was first documented by another American naturalist, W. T. White. Like the other American tapirs (the mountain tapir and the South American tapir), the Baird's tapir is commonly called danta by people in all areas. In the regions around Oaxaca and Veracruz, it is referred to as the anteburro…
South American tapir
Swimming, Cristalino River, Mato Grosso
South American tapir skull, on display at the Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Running, in Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil