The 'Baird's' part of the name Baird's tapir comes from Baird. The 'tapir' element is derived from the word tapir, because it is a tapir.
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The Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) is native to Central America and northern South America.
A Tapir
The 'Baird's' part of the name Baird's tapir comes from Baird. The 'tapir' element is derived from the word tapir, because it is a tapir.
The Malayan Tapir is not endemic to savannas. It can only be found naturally in humid, tropical forests, swampy areas and meadows of southeast Asia.
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Tapir
There are four tapir species, and their latin names are as follows: * Baird's Tapir, Tapirus bairdii * Malayan Tapir, Tapirus indicus * Mountain Tapir, Tapirus pinchaque * Brazilian Tapir (also called Lowland Tapir), Tapirus terrestris But different species can actually breed with each other in zoos etc. to produce hybrids. The baby hybrids are then called whatever the zoo staff want to call them.
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The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), also called the Asian tapir, is the largest of the four species of tapirand the only one native to Asia.The Baird's tapir lives in Mexico and Central America, and has been found in the northernmost areas of ColombiaThe lowland (often called Brazilian) tapir lives in the rain forests of South AmericaThe mountain tapir lives in the high cloud forests and paramos of the northern Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.
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