#Tapirus indicus

[inatungulates]

Malayan tapir Tapirus indicus

Observed by jsclough, CC BY-NC

[aticketplz]

なぜか舌が出ていた

@日本平動物園

The tapir, for some reason, was sleeping with its tongue out.

@Nihondaira Zoo

[snototter]

A juvenile Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) in Port Lympne Wildlife Park

by Dave Rolfe for the Aspinall Foundation

[coyotydave]

Malayan Tapir by Coyoty Via Flickr: Tapirus indicus. At the Bronx Zoo in New York City.

[danial1]

Tempat menarik di Johor Bahru - Zoo Johor - Santai Sang Tenuk

Tempat menarik di Johor Bahru – Zoo Johor – Santai Sang Tenuk

  Foto atas : Tempat menarik di Johor Bahru ni memang Syok! Zoo yang paling tua dan dikira otai ( old timer) kepada semua zoo-zoo yang ada di Malaysia ini juga menampilkan  haiwan tenuk  yang cool bro! Tenuk atau juga dengan panggilan nama lain tapir ini kalau tengok foto di atas sedang bersantai – santai bersama sanak saudaranya di dalam kubikel ( cubicle).         Almaklumlah waktu tersebut…

[mammalianmammals]

Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus), calf with mother, family Tapiridae, order Perissodactyla, found in SE Asia

ENDANGERED.

Endangered due to overhunting and habitat destruction.

They now have a a very spotty distribution in extreme SE Asia, mostly in peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia.

photograph by Klaus Wiese (500px)

[amnhnyc]

They’re agile runners, they’re great divers, and they haven’t changed much in more than 20 million years. Though Malayan tapirs (Tapirus indicus) may be friend-shaped, resist the urge to boop their snoots: Adults can weigh more than 1,000 lbs (450 kg) and can run at speeds of up to 29.8mph (48 km/h)! They use their unique nose, called a proboscis, like a snorkel when submerged in water. Found in parts of southeastern Asia, these herbivores use a wide range of vocalizations, including hiccup-like sounds, to communicate. Photo: Rufus46, CC-BY-SA-3.0, Wikimedia Commons #wildlife #animals #amazinganimals #science https://www.instagram.com/p/CpaXXO4rBVU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[arthistoryanimalia]

Happy #WorldTapirDay! These paintings of an adult & juvenile Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus) are 2 of the 477 watercolors of flora & fauna by Chinese artists commissioned by William Farquhar when he was the Resident of Malacca from 1803-18, now in the National Museum of Singapore.

Tapir of Malacca William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings Malacca, Malaysia watercolour on paper 37.6 x 54.1 cm (Image) / 58 x 44 cm (Mount) National Museum of Singapore Accession No. 1995-02885

Young Tapir of Malacca William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings Malacca, Malaysia watercolour on paper 38 x 54.2 cm (Image) / 58 x 44 cm (Mount) National Museum of Singapore Accession No. 1995-02884

[markhors-menagerie]

Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus)

This is the only one of the four tapir species found outside the Americas. That got me thinking: where did tapirs first evolve? It turns out they first appeared in North America tens of millions of years ago, before later dispersing into Asia and South America, and finally disappearing from their northern range. Malayan tapirs are today found on the Malay peninsula and the island of Sumatra, in tropical forests nearby water. They actually have really bad eyesight, but their weird trunk-nose gives them a great sense of smell!

[corin-tuckers-left-one]

My favourite kind of convergent evolution is when mammals just get Big Snoots

Peak fitness.

1. Saiga Antelope, Saiga tatarica

2. Malayan Tapir, Tapirus indicus

3. Northern Elephant Seal, Mirounga angustirostris

4. Hammer–headed Bat, Hypsignathus monstrosus

5. Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew, Rhynchocyon petersi

[rinusuarez]

This is a family that has captivated me since I was a kid. Its strange shape and the resemblance to a kind of a little elephant, but also the fact that could be found in my country Colombia just fascinated me. I still remember the first time I saw a tapir and was able to touch it and feed it. However, a Malayan Tapir was an animal that I just could see a long time after, in the Singapore zoo. Store Instagram Malayan Tapir Is the only species that live out of America and the one with the most particular color palette. Its pattern is supposed to be used as camouflage but I don't really know if works. It is curious though, that the Panda shares the same pattern but they both aren't even far related.

Another curious thing is that the babies are very similar in coloration to the ones in America. Brownish color with white spots that are actually good for camouflage. They have very poor sigh but are compensated with a great sense of smell and hearing. Some scientist state that there is a subspecies of the Malayan Tapir (The Tapirus indicus brevetianus, Kuiper, 1926), with the particularity of being completely black. Registered for the first time in 1924, was captured and taken to the Rotterdam zoo, where died soon after. The second one was photographed in 2000. However, taking it as a subspecies because of its coloration is inaccurate since there are no further studies that demonstrate its validity. It is actually just a case of melanism. Still, both theories are yet to be confirmed. _____________________________________________________ Credits: Malayan TapirMelanistic Tapir _____________________________________________________

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[inatungulates]

Malayan tapir Tapirus indicus

Observed by opisska, CC BY

[aticketplz]

目がすごい綺麗

まだ一歳3ヶ月の位のオスです

@ズーラシア

His eyes are beautiful!

He was born 15 month ago.

@Zoorasia

[worldsandemanations]

Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus), photograph by Klaus Wiese

[nmotypdfsfg]

they were painting them to make them resemble a zoo animal , Tapirus indicus, i think

[ottoshare]

我追求的生活就是這樣。 沒事就游游泳、跑跑歩或者散散歩。 可惜～ 目前只有達成體型～