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Tapir

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Malaysian tapir (Tapirus indicus) is the world's largest tapir and the only species of tapir is the only one from Asia. Saintifiknya name comes from the East Indies which was originally intended to be the habitat of the species.
Malaysian tapir settled in Southeast Asia, especially Malaysia, southern and central portion of Sumatra (Indonesia), Myanmar (southern latitudes at the point 18 ° N) and Thailand (along the western border to the south border hinggalah Thailand and Malaysia. Addition, tapir participate visible in the southern frangipani and Vietnam although no endorsement made ​​and may also be found in Laos.
Malaysian tapir just stay in remote mountainous areas and native habitat has vanished due to hunting and human development.


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