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Malayan tapir, Asian tapir (Tapirus indicus)
Subject: Malayan tapir, Asian tapir (Tapirus indicus)
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Malayan Tapir by Charles Edward Brittan - Malayan tapir, Asian tapir (Tapirus indicus).jpg
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Malayan tapir, Asian tapir (Tapirus indicus)


Description
English: Malayan Tapir by Charles Edward Brittan, pencil and watercolor heightened with white, on paper, 18¾ x 20in. (47.5 x 50.7cm.)
Source Christie's
Author Charles Edward Brittan
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Malayan_Tapir_by_Charles_Edward_Brittan.jpg

The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), also called the Asian tapir, is the largest of the five species of tapir and the only one native to Asia. The scientific name refers to the East Indies, the species' natural habitat. In the Malay language, the tapir is commonly referred to as cipan, tenuk or badak tampung. Order: Perissodactyla, Family: Tapiridae, Genus: Tapirus, Species: Tapirus indicus (Desmarest, 1819).

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