Habitat and Population Tapir.

 Maybe some people acquainted with this one animal, Tapir. 
Tapir is a native of Sumatra and animals can be found in Thailand, Malaysia. Besides Asia, these animals can also be found in South America and Central America. The existence of this animal population is estimated to have been reduced.
In Asia, the most large animals compared Tapir in Central and South America. These animals reach 1 meter high with a weight of 500 kilograms. Animals of Asia's habitat is very much, from the forest to the mountains. Usually males larger than females.

The main food of these animals are grass, leaf buds, and fruits of plants that are in their habitat. Continuity is very old animals approximately 25-30 years. Newborn tapir is usually the color is very different from the adult. Spawned a new skin color brown with a slight reddish texture of white dots on parts of his body.

Tapir of Sumatra. 

Sumatran tapir are solitary animals. These animals are always surf the big track as his territory. Animals of Sumatra is usually looking for food in the form of bulbs and grasses. In addition, these animals move very slowly, but when he feels threatened by another animal, this animal can run fast despite the large body. These animals can defend themselves with sharp teeth and strong jaws when biting.

 In the Malay language, Tapir known as Rhino Tampong, Cipan, tapir, rhino magpie, Seladang, Gindol, Horse Arau or Teronok.
Endangered because their habitat has been lost, and mostly, it is the habitat to plantations in Sumatra. This animal is a kind of animal herbifora. These animals are eating grass and leaves in the forest.
The distinctive feature of these animals is a bit like a long nose elephant's trunk. Each walk is always a sure sign of him on the ground.
Sumatra is a typical animal body is black and white. The front of the body is black, while the rear part of the body is white. Maybe if any, visible, these animals are very unique.
In addition, these animals toes has a characteristic. On the front foot has four fingers and three fingers back legs. The soles of his feet are almost similar to the Sumatran rhinoceros foot.
Footprints of an adult length of approximately 220 mm and a width of 240 mm and 127-220 mm hind legs almost to a length of about 113-180 mm. With shorter front legs and a great body, this animal can run fast and can swim long enough.
Young Tapir is generally different from the adult. Young Tapir brownish color. With a whitish color bind her. Young Tapir skin will turn into darker after the age of 4-7 months. Round shape with a very short tail.
Lately, the population is greatly reduced. These animals are endangered due to logging-deforestation by humans so that deforestation causes floods. Animal habitats in the forest too much to die.
In the Malay language, Tapir known as Rhino Tampong, Cipan, tapir, rhino magpie, Seladang, Gindol, Horse Arau or Teronok.
Animal populations are commonly referred to as the tapir can be reduced deforestation caused by irresponsible so many animal populations are extinct in Indonesian. Therefore, we should preserve the forest in order to look beautiful forest with the animals in the forest, and the growth of the animals that exist around the forest is greatly increased.
Wildlife designated as an important area for the protection of endangered animals are unique. Not only famous animals are protected as elephants, rhinos and tigers, but also one of the tapir animal protected species because its extinction.
These animals growing up along the 1.8 to 2.4 m and 8 feet, with 90 to 107 cm tall, weighing 250 to 320 kg, even they can weigh 500 kg. Female Sumatran tapir is usually larger than males. As with other types, short fat tails and long, flexible proboscis. In front of each leg there are four nails on each hind legs and three nails. Sense of vision is rather poor animal, but sharp senses of hearing and smell.

Asian tapir. 

Four species that exist in this world is one of the four tapir in the world. The body of this animal is very large. These animals are also protected animals. These animals can also be found in Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Thailand.
The scientific name of this animal is "Tapirus indicus" and in Sumatra commonly called tapir, tapir, horse ayer, gindol, cipan, and much more pr. In a foreign language is also called the Malayan tapir, tapir Indian, asian tapir, and Malay tapir.

Unique facts of this animal are as follows. 

Black and white pattern on these animals is believed to be useful for camouflage. Other animals may have guessed a large rock rather than the tapir prey while lying down or sleeping.
Newborn tapir looks very different than adults. Skin color interspersed with reddish brown stripes and white dots may be a good camouflage from predators.
These animals are excellent swimmers and can stay in the water for a couple of minutes to avoid predators.

These animals are able to climb steep cliffs with agile. 

This animal marking its territory with urine area. 

If you look at the shape of a long snout, the animal may be considered closely related to pigs, but these animals are related to horses and rhinos.

Tapir - Animal Species. 

For these animals, something that most major threats in their habitat is the presence of logging and forest fires that create habitat slightly reduced due to habitat land into oil palm plantations. The animal was eventually given protection by the government and protected by Indonesian.
In addition to the unique animals, tapir species are also found in so many other countries because only four states that have this animal habitats. Therefore, we must preserve the animals of this order to the preservation of endangered animal populations thrive and multiply.
Wildlife Dolok Surungan designated a conservation area and as one of the important areas of protection of these animals with the Decree of the Minister of Forestry. 43/Kpts/Um/1974. Although not 'as famous' tiger, introspective, rhinoceros, or elephant, but these animals remains one of the protected animals Indonesian pride.
With the status in the 2008 IUCN red list of species categorized as Endangered (same as the Sumatran tiger), in fact very ample reason for us all to take a more serious concern for the protection of tapir.
With the protection of the Ministry of Forestry, the animals are expected to exist in Indonesia are protected and kept in mind. The animals in Indonesia is very diverse and very many and too bad if animals in Indonesia is less attention. By protecting animals in Indonesia, we can make Indonesia as a tourist attraction that has a wide range of animals.
In addition to the diverse animals in Indonesia, tour visitors will marvel at the beauty of animals that exist in Indonesia.
Therefore, consider the survival of animals in the forest. Keep forests properly so as not exposed to erosion and damage the environment the animals in the forest. Do not cut down forests to avoid carelessly causing flooding.

Mystery Sumatran Tapir Population.

Nose and upper lip fused and grow lengthwise. His eyes were like dewy small. The tip of the ear covered with white fuzz. Having a body length from head to tail approximately 1.8 to 2.5 meters. With a height of 0.9 to 1.1 meters. Shoulder height of 90-105 centimeters. This animal called a tapir.
For reproduction, gestation period 390 days to 403 days. Number of children per birth is only one tail. Old parenting or caring for children approximately 6-8 months. Could life span of more than 30 years.
Tapirs live in the forests outside of protected areas, particularly in central Sumatra island. Noted several locations indicate the presence of this species are the Teso Nilo Forest Area.
The front legs of these animals have 4 nails. While three nails on the hind legs. This nail helps to run on muddy and soft ground. Tapir also have variations in eye color (brown) or appear bluish.
Based on the results of Forest Ecosystem Protection (PEH) KSDA Great Hall County, Tapir is a good climber, Tapir can climb fairly steep slope with relative ease. At the time threatened to climb at an amazing speed. Several types of existing Tapir, has more in common with each other than the difference.
As the Asian Tapir, Sumatran Tapir can be easily identified as a white bandage on his body which is helpful in camouflage against predators in the jungle. Back, head, and snout harder than other body parts. It is estimated that the animals themselves are thought to protect against canine predators.
Not unlike the Asian Tapir, Sumatran Tapir is actually not a true nocturnal animals. Tapir known to be active in the morning and includes home ranges quite widely in search of food. Often ranges overlap with another individual Tapir.
Trail and travel area is characterized by urine that is spread on a shrub and bushes. At the time of running, Tapir head pointing downwards. How to communicate with her is like a whistling sound.
All kinds of tapirs have similar body shape and good basic course but flexible elongated nose. Tapir prefer a climate that tends to wet and always lived near the water source. Although it can sometimes be found in forests that tend to dry climates.
Her skin was supple and well known as animal with the ability to swim and a nice hike, and rummage through the soil in search of food and tend to eat more in the morning before sunrise or even the evening after sunset. Generally Tapir sleep at midnight, however it is not a permanent behavior. Tapir may be active in the morning or afternoon.
According to him, tapirs do not make nests. However, it is known always make certain resting place in the woods. Tapir sometimes likes to hide among shrubs or trees to kiss the arrival of other animals or humans.
Bathing in the river often becomes the playground every day. Do it to keep body moisture. Tapir also tend to use the rest area repeatedly.
Baby Tapir has a good swimming ability, even in the early days of the birth. Position when the male parent caring for the child is not always in the front or in the back, but few case studies show that male and female parent always be near the baby. In order to teach the baby to survive in the woods.
Regarding how long it took care of her mother Tapir and Tapir how far children split with its parent as an adult, is still an unsolved mystery.
Territorially, Tapir territorial males have a wider area than females. Although Tapir called solitary animals, but based on a recent survey showed that the animals can live in pairs. Tapir also have hearing, smell sharp and strong.
The animals also tend brave fight with a predator. By ramming and ready to fight predators bite Tapir Tiger and Leopard. If the feeling of urgency in the fight, Tapir will run into the water to save themselves.
While in search of food, the animal is always selective. The young leaves and shoots of trees or shrubs favorite food. Some plant species are eaten Tapir among others, Tampui, Mahang, Simantau, Jengkol, jackfruit and other plants of the family Apocinaceae gummy and Rubiaceae.
Tapir behavior is always shy and likes to hide when the smell or hear the arrival of humans and other animals, is a factor of its own difficulties to know or population census of the animals.
Difficulties is what makes the challenge to the researchers, observers and management of the protected species to unravel the mysteries of the population and their role in forest ecosystems Riau.
Regarding the number of tapirs in the wild is still shrouded in a veil that has not been revealed. Moreover role in ecosystems of lowland forest in Riau is not known with certainty. Existence, the population and its role in nature is still a mystery today.
This then reinforced with the publication of Law No. 5 of 1990, on the Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems are also stipulated in Government Regulation No. 7 of 1999, on the Preservation of Wild Flora and Fauna.
In the datalist IUCN Redbook, Tapir including rare category. From the Opera is in the Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia, the four tapir species known to still exist to this day and they have a close kinship. The species is the Asian Tapir (Tapirus indicus) that live in the forests of Southeast Asia.
While the three other species inhabit the Americas. Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdi) are known to live in Mexico and Central America. Currently also found that animals living nearly the entire northern region of Colombia.
Asian tapir is the largest type. Has the most supple skin and strong among the types of existing Tapir. Their range includes Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. Average weight of an adult Asian Tapir is approximately 363 pounds. The current whereabouts are most threatened.
At first prediction of the Asian Tapir population decline is due to predation by tigers or leopards. However, it is known that the skin is thick and chewy Tapir and able to fight with predators, it is estimated that only children Tapir Tapir or very old or sick or handicapped who can prey.
Everything is still a big question mark that needs an answer through its own research. '' To be sure encroachment, habitat destruction and poaching are the main enemy elephants, tigers, tapirs, and other rare animals at this time.

Four species of tapir that Survived.

Tapir species is the Asian Tapir (Tapirus indicus) that live in the forests of Southeast Asia. While the three other species inhabit the Americas. Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdi) are known to live in Mexico and Central America.
While in Colombia is now almost the entire northern region tapirs live in the forest. Besides the Brazilian Tapir inhabit lowland rainforest of South America. The latter type is the Tapir Mountain is indeed living in the forests of northern mountains in the Andes mountains of Colombia and Ecuador.
In prehistoric times, according to research results, tapirs inhabited Europe, South America, North America, South East Asia, including China.
 Unfortunately, no information was obtained about the presence in Africa, Australia or Antarctica. Tapir ancestors not seen any real difference in the types of Tapir today.
Likewise, the characteristic form of nose does not grow increasingly long until today. Tapir known ancestors migrated from Central America to North America, crossing the Panama about 2-3 million years ago.
All children Tapir has transverse lines and bright spots on the skin, It is as a means of camouflage. Animal glance it looks similar to one another. However, there are differences in each type of Tapir.
The average weight of children Tapir about 15-25 pounds, equivalent to 6.8 pounds-11, 3 pounds. So, thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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