Odd.toed Ungulates. 
(Sub'Qrder 2 . Perissodactyta). 
The Horse, T^pir and Rhinoceros are tiie only existing repre- 
sentatives of this Sub-Order of Ungulates — distinguished by the 
arrangement of the toes. The Horse Family Equidae is not re- 
presented in Malaysia. It includes species of the Horse, Ass and 
Zebra, 
The differences between the two Malaysian Families of this 
Sub-Order are easily stated : — 
a No hornu; fore feet with four toes, hind feet 
with three toes . . . . . , Tapiridae. 
One, or two, horns on the nose; all feet with 
three toes , , , Bhinoccrotidae, 
TAPIRS 
(Fam. 2. TAPIRIDAE). 
2. THE MALAYAN TAPIR . [Plate III] 
Tapirus indie us„ 
Malay: Tertok, Badak himptt or Badak tarn pong. 
The Malayan Tapir is a stoutly built animal easily recog- 
nized by the four- toed fore feet and three-toed hind feet, the 
short probosds or snout, and the parti-coloured body, of which 
tlie fore-part is blackish-brown and the rest, with the excep- 
tion of the hind legs, greyish white. The young are marked 
with broad longitudinal white streaks and spots, which how- 
ever soon disappear as the young tapir grows. The height of 
the tapir is about 3 ft. to 3 ft. 6 in, at the shoulder. It pro- 
duces no tusks as in the elephant, and no horns as in the rhino- 
ceros or many other Ungulates. 
It is a harmless, solitary, timid animal, frequenting 
swampy forests, where it lives on twigs, leaves and fruit. It 
swims and dives. It is not difficult to tame and has been kept 
successfully in different Zoological Gardens. 
In the Malay Peninsula it is by no means uncommon, 
sometimes visiting rubber estates, although for the most part 
keeping to moist or less populated places. 
In Malaysia the Tapir is found in the Malay Peninsula 
and Sumatra, but not, so far as is known, in Borneo (except 
on some of the stamps of the British North Borneo Company). 
■Pleistocene fossil remains have been found in Java. 
