About Tapirs

What they look like Tapirs look like pigs with trunks but they are related to horses and rhinos! Tapirs look like pigs with trunks but they are related to horses and rhinos! They have short trunks witch are their noses so they can get branches for fruit. They have short trunks witch are their noses so they can get branches for fruit.

Habitat Most tapirs live in forests in South America. Most tapirs live in forests in South America. They can live up to 25 to 30 years in the wild. They can live up to 25 to 30 years in the wild.

What they eat Tapirs are herbivores and they eat each morning and evening. Tapirs are herbivores and they eat each morning and evening. They eat fruit from branches of trees or plants. They eat fruit from branches of trees or plants.

Are tapirs predators? Jaguars or other animals sometimes eat tapirs in the rainforest. Jaguars or other animals sometimes eat tapirs in the rainforest.

Other things about tapirs Tapirs like to swim and they also go in mud so it helps them cool down They have thick skin on the back of their necks so it protects them from animals like jaguars, crocodiles or tigers.

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