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The Sushi Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 05:55 PM
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Name this Animal (what is it????)
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Abelman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 05:56 PM
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1. Is that a tapir?
I think it's a tapir.
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Goathead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 05:56 PM
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2. Tapir
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montanacowboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 05:56 PM
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3. I think it's a Peccary?
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 05:56 PM
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4. Zebranteater!
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da_chimperor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 05:57 PM
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5. That's some type of tapir. Not sure what kind though. Give me a minute n/t
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da_chimperor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 05:58 PM
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9. It appears to be a juvenile Baird's Tapir, native to central america
Edited on Tue Nov-23-04 06:00 PM by da_chimperor
http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Tapirus_bairdii/GES005205.html?size=Medium

Edit: Umm, I did some more looking around and that may be another tapir species. Evidently all tapirs have those markings as young . . . :(
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ogradda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 05:57 PM
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6. it's darling
but i have no clue what it's called:shrug:
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seriousstan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 05:58 PM
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7. The South American tapir, T. terrestris
Edited on Tue Nov-23-04 05:59 PM by seriousstan
It is only striped when young.
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da_chimperor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 06:03 PM
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16. Looks like your spot on
:thumbsup:
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 05:58 PM
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8. Zeke
I think it looks like a Zeke.
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RevolutionaryActs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 05:58 PM
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10. Is it a liger? Ha, no really that thing is adorable! What is it?
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 05:59 PM
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11. It's so cute!
Can I keep one as a pet? :9
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madison2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 05:59 PM
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12. Body shape is definitely a tapir
The adults lose this coloring that the babies have.

http://www.tapirback.com/tapirgal/mountain/pix-liv/baby-mountain-tapir-la-zoo.htm

Adorable!
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pk_du Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 05:59 PM
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13. Tapir....photo also on this Non-related site
Edited on Tue Nov-23-04 06:00 PM by pk_du
http://liedra.net/tapir/

On edit...whoops!
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China_cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 05:59 PM
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14. It's a Rhinehart peccary.
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The Sushi Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 05:59 PM
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15. It's from Brazil!
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 06:10 PM
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17. It's Cuuuuuuuutttte! n/t
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 06:12 PM
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18. It's a baby mountain tapir!
Here's one with his mom at the LA Zoo:
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