The tapir is an unusual animal with a long history. It’s hard to miss, thanks to its stocky body and distinctive trunk-like snout. Even though tapirs live on land, your best bet for finding one ...

The tapir is an unusual animal with a long history. It’s hard to miss, thanks to its stocky body and distinctive trunk-like snout. Even though tapirs live on land, your best bet for finding one ...

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Tapir mainly eats vegetation, fruit, and berries. However, they also sometimes enter rivers and streams, sink to the bottom, and then walk along the riverbed to forage on the aquatic plants.

Their diet includes monkeys, birds, capybaras, tapirs, and caiman. Jaguars move at high speeds and can reach up to 80 miles per hour. ©Sergey Uryadnikov/Shutterstock.com ...

When tapirs dive, they can hold their breath and sink to the bottom, walking along the riverbed in search of tasty plants. A tapir can hold its breath for several minutes; however, this isn’t always ...

Object Details Culture/People probably Chiriquí (archaeological culture) (attributed) Possible collector Karl Curtis (Karl Phillip Curtis), Non-Indian, 1883-1966 Previous owner Captain Robert Gillis ...