South American Tapir in zoo exhibiting the Flehmen response with it's snout.
Tapirs (pronounced /ˈteɪpɚ/, as in "taper", or /təˈpɪər/, as "ta-pier") are large browsing mammals, roughly pig-like in shape, with short, prehensile snouts. They inhabit jungle and forest regions of South America, Central America, and Southeast Asia. All four species of tapir are classified as endangered or vulnerable. Their closest relatives are the other odd-toed ungulates, including horses and rhinoceroses.
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Keywords: american, animal, browsing, flehmen, horizontal, mammal, odd-toed, response, snout, south, tapir, ungulate, zoo
