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man--. Tin- Tapir can u*il> !* l'i'.u-ht und.-i tin- Mil-j.vtion of man. and is readily 

 U-romim: unpli-a>anil\ !:iinili:ir \\itli those persons \\imni it knows, and taking ail 

 kind- -f liU-iti-'- with tlu-in. which would U- wt-ll .-noui:h in a litll- :i kiit.-n. Imt are 



quitf tint <>f |>l:n-e w itli an animal a- lai - a- a d.nke\ . 



'I'lu- Tapir family. Tn/>ii ii/tt, ha- two m-i.up- r ^-neni, and six species are enumerated. 

 For a l'iiu' tiim- only t<> wn- known, tin- KaM Indian and tin- Aim-ricun. Lately, N 

 v|.,..-i.-. h:r..- U-.-H discovered in South America ; these were all found in the Andes of New 

 ida. and K< nador. A species has also been found in (Vntrul Anu-n 



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AMEK1CAN TAPlk.- Taftnu top mtiti. 



The common American Taj>ir < T'i/>in/x f<rr>xfrix\ is found in all jrts of Soutli Aim-rica. 

 It is regarded as the largest of South American mammals, measuring sometimes six ft--t from 

 the snout t<> tli.- .-nd of tin- tail. It is nocturnal in habit. Selecting a mate, it lives in ]>airs 

 during most of the time. 



Haird's Tapir (Elfixmofjnnttiii* hninln is a late discovery in Central America. The specific 

 characters are, a very short fur. close, and dark -brown in color, or nearly Mark. The lower 

 parts of the i-h.M-k- and -ides of the nerk are a bay-brown ; th- chin. thrut. chest, and front 

 edge of shoulders, a grayish-white. 



Lik.- the young of oth-r SJHM i.-s ,,f Tapir, the young of this are striped curiously with 

 white, giving an u.t nnlik.- that of the zebra. This is the only species of the 



genus known. It N nativ.- of the Nthmusof Panama, and extends northward to Mexico. 

 It is regarded as larger than other \ n species. A variety lias been described 



as a spe<i.-. and .all-d /; <liri. in honor of Captain Dow, a clever collector of Cali- 

 fornia. 



Tapirs were common in this country in Koc.-n.' time, as well as in other countries. The 

 extinct forms of family Lophiodontida are allied to them. 



