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The South American Tapir, Tapirus terrestris, Brazilian Tapir, Lowland Tapir. It is the largest native terrestrial mammal in the Amazon. Tapirs spend the hottest part of the day in water to regulate their body temperature. Emperor Valley Zoo, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
The South American Tapir, Tapirus terrestris, Brazilian Tapir, Lowland Tapir. It is the largest native terrestrial mammal in the Amazon. Tapirs spend the hottest part of the day in water to regulate their body temperature. Emperor Valley Zoo, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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South American Tapir, Wildlife on Trinidad
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  • Amazon Basin
  • Brazilian Tapir
  • Emperor Valley Zoo
  • Lowland Tapir
  • Port of Spain
  • South America
  • South American Tapir
  • Tapirus terrestris
  • Tinidad and Tobago
  • VU - Vulnerable IUCN Conservation Status
  • adventure tourism
  • animals
  • average adult weight 225 kg - 496 lb
  • captive
  • color
  • colour
  • cooling
  • ecotourism
  • fast runner
  • flexible snout
  • good swimmer
  • head and shoulders portrait
  • herbivore
  • herbivorous
  • horizontal format
  • in water
  • inside
  • large
  • largest native terrestrial mammal in Amazon
  • mammal
  • mammals
  • natural light
  • no people
  • nocturnal
  • one
  • open shade
  • outdoors
  • outside
  • semi-aquatic
  • side view
  • sniffing
  • soft subdued light
  • telephoto
  • temperature regulation
  • thermoregulation
  • thermoregulating
  • tourism
  • tourist attraction
  • travel
  • traveling
  • trip
  • tropical
  • wading
  • wildlife