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GUIDE TO THE 
Tapirs, Tapirus malayanus , male and female, from 
Malacca. The Tapir belongs to that section of the 
Ungulata , known as the Perissodactyla, which also 
includes the Horse and the Rhinoceros. It has four toes 
on the front foot and three toes on the hind foot, but in 
some parts of its structure it is related to the rhinoceros 
and to the horse. Its most striking peculiarity is the 
elongated character of its nose which forms a very move- 
able trunk which it uses for conveying food to its 
mouth. Its eyes are small and unintelligent. In colour it 
is remarkable, as the hinder portions of the sides, back, 
and belly are nearly white, whilst the rest of the animal is 
glossy black. It is covered with short hair, and the 
tail is very short; and the ears are pointed and their bases 
white, behind. In its natural state, it lives almost exclu¬ 
sively on the leaves of trees, and it appears to feed either 
early in the morning or after sun-down, as it is very slug¬ 
gish during the whole of the day. The Tapirs here 
exhibited are gentle in their habits, but in this they are 
not singular, as this would seem to be the disposition of 
these animals generally, and also of the South American 
Tapirs of which there are two species. One inhabits the 
high parts of the Cordilleras range of mountains, and is 
known as the Hairy Tapir, and, the other, is the common 
Tapir of South America, and is distinguished by having 
a mane. This latter animal becomes so tame, that it is said 
to be allowed to run at large in the streets of Guiana. 
Passing round this enclosure to its northern end, a 
flight of steps will be found leading down to 
The Kuch Bihar House. 
This house was erected at the expense of the Maharajah 
