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Tapirus indicus - a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra

tapir - large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout

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For cultural reasons it is not hunted and has a similar digestive system to that of elephants and rhinoceroses: the Asian tapir (Tapirus indicus).

Rhinos and elephants act as 'gardeners' of tropical forests

Central and South America are home to three tapir species while Southeast Asia is home to one, the Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus).

Swedish zoo reports rare birth of female tapir

gaurus) and the water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); the Indian elephant, (Elephas maximus); the tapir (Tapirus indicus); four of the five known species of deer from Thailand; and the mouse deer (Tragulus javanicus).

4 Protected areas and biosphere reserves in the monsoon forests

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