{"id":100807,"date":"2026-04-29T12:58:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=100807"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:00:16","slug":"tapir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tapir\/","title":{"rendered":"Tapir"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Tapir Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Tapir Day is celebrated every year on April 27.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Tapir<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tapirs are large <\/span><b>herbivorous mammals.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are often <\/span><b>called \u201cliving fossils\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to their lineage <\/span><b>dating back millions of years.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have short, flexible snouts, and tapirs use them to grab leaves and fruits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are also <\/span><b>excellent swimmers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and spend a lot of time in water.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They\u2019re <\/span><b>herbivores<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and fifty per cent of their diet consists of fruit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They inhabit jungle and forest regions of <\/span><b>South America, Central America, and Southeast Asia.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are <\/span><b>only four species of tapirs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They live in distinct geographical areas.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Malayan Tapir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>largest of the tapirs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is <\/span><b>native to Southeast Asia.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its black-and-white stripes help it blend into the forest. <\/span><b>(IUCN Status: Endangered)<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Baird\u2019s Tapir: It <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><b>Central America&#8217;s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> biggest land mammal. It is found in tropical forests and around water. <\/span><b>(IUCN Status: Endangered)<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Lowland Tapir: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>South American tapir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the most widespread. It is found in the <\/span><b>Amazon Basin and other areas. (IUCN Status: Vulnerable)<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Mountain Tapir: It <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the rarest and <\/span><b>found in the high Andes.<\/b> <b>(IUCN Status: Endangered)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ecological Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They form an important part of the <\/span><b>ecosystem as seed dispersers.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/world-tapir-day-being-observed-today\/?noshow=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tapirs are often called \u201cliving fossils\u201d due to their lineage dating back millions of years. 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