OKDER OR PACHYDEEMATA. 
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the American species have only been known for a short time ; 
but the other, the American Tapir, properly so called, is fre- 
quently seen in our menageries, and both its anatomical structure 
and its habits have been particularly studied by naturalists. 
The American Tapir (Fig. 37) is two metres long, from the 
nose to the beginning of its tail ; its height, measured at the 
withers or at the rump is one metre. The body is fat, and 
terminates in a broad rump. The head, which is pretty large, 
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Fjg. 37. — American Tapir (T. americanus , Gmel.). 
