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Tapir

Tapirs (/ˈteɪpər/ TAY-pər) are large herbivorous mammals belonging to the family Tapiridae. They are similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile nose trunk (proboscis). Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South and Central America and Southeast Asia. They are one of three extant branches of Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates), alongside…

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Triples149
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017544
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related to history · 20
Tapir → Approximate, Asia, Early Oligocene, Eocene, Europe, Great American Biotic Interchange, Helaletidae, Ma, Mid-Miocene, Miocene, North America, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Protapirus, South America, South American, Tapiridae, Tapirs, Tapirus, The
related to Extinct species · 18
Tapir → Americas, During, East Asia, Late Pleistocene, Malayan, Many, Megatapirus, New York State, North America, Palaeotapirus, Paratapirus, Plesiotapirus, Quaternary, Southeast, Tapirus, These, United States, Western North America
related to Attacks on humans · 13
Tapir → Bring, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez Echandi, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rican Environmental Minister, Dublin Zoo, Em Back Alive, Frank Buck, However, In, Malayan, Oklahoma City, South American, Tapirs
related to Conservation · 10
Tapir → Central, Costa Rica, Costa Rica's Corcovado National, It, IUCN Species Survival Commission, Park, South America, Southeast Asia, The Baird's Tapir Project, The Tapir Specialist Group
related to Habitat, predation, and vulnerability · 10
Tapir → According, Adult, Atlantic Forest, Baird's, Brazilian, Conservation, Hunting, Malayan, Neotropical Biology, The
related to External links · 9
Tapir → Costa Rica Archived, Mikko's Phylogeny ArchiveIUCN/SSC Tapir, Specialist GroupThe Tapir Gallery, Tapir Day, Tapir Project, Tapiridae, Taxonomic, The Tapir Preservation Fund, Wayback Machine
related to Genetics · 9
Tapir → American, Asian, Baird's, G-banded, However, Malayan, South American, The, The Malayan
related to Species · 9
Tapir → Baird's, However, In, Malayan, South American, Tapiridae, Tapirus, There, They
related to Etymology · 7
Tapir → Almeida Navarro, Eduardo, Old Tupi, Portuguese-language, Tapirus, The, This
related to Proboscis · 7
Tapir → American, Brazilian, Malayan, Tapiridae, Tapirs, The, This

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tapirs species south american tapirus malayan america baird's mountain extant around years extinct pleistocene three north family proboscis four large

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Tapiris ahighly flexible organ0.90text
jaguarsinstance ofand the thick skin on the backs of their necks helps to protect them from threats0.80text
crocodilesinstance ofand the thick skin on the backs of their necks helps to protect them from threats0.80text
anacondasinstance ofand the thick skin on the backs of their necks helps to protect them from threats0.80text
and tigersinstance ofand the thick skin on the backs of their necks helps to protect them from threats0.80text
Protapirus are known from the Early Oligocene of Europeinstance ofThe oldest known members of the family Tapiridae0.80text
Tapirrelated to Attacks on humansTapirs0.60section
Tapirrelated to Attacks on humansFrank Buck0.60section
Tapirrelated to Attacks on humansBring0.60section
Tapirrelated to Attacks on humansEm Back Alive0.60section
Tapirrelated to Attacks on humansIn0.60section
Tapirrelated to Attacks on humansOklahoma City0.60section

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