How do tapirs reproduce?

Tapirs, also known as tapirs, are the most primitive extant odd hoofs, shaped like pigs, with a telescopic short nose, good at swimming and diving, and herbivorous. So how does it reproduce?

First, how do tapirs reproduce?

Tapirs reproduce in a viviparous way, giving birth to 1 litter per fetus and occasionally 2 offspring. In addition, tapir mating can be carried out either in water or on land. Female tapirs have a pregnancy period of 392-419 days and mature sexually at the age of 4-5 years. The life span is 20-25 years.

Second, what are the living habits of tapirs?

1. Life

Tapirs mostly live alone or in pairs and do not like to live in groups. They feed in glades in the forest and often roll in pools to kill parasites on their skin. Tapirs also have thick skins, which have sparse and short fine hairs.

two。 food

Tapirs mainly rely on their sense of smell to find food in the wild. They mainly feed on the twigs, leaves and wild fruits of succulent plants, especially aquatic plants. They can skillfully use their long nose to pick food, eating about 9 kilograms of food every day. The teeth are so hard that they can bite off rough branches, and the molars have a wide chewing surface, just like a grinding plate, making them suitable for grinding food, even if the branches and leaves are hard with fiber.

What are the types of tapirs?

1. Asian tapir

Asian tapirs, also known as Malay tapirs, are the largest of the breeds. They feed mainly on bamboo, as well as branches and leaves. It has been listed on the 2008 Red list of Endangered species of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). It is an endangered species.

two。 Lowland tapir

Lowland tapirs live near water in the Amazon rainforest of South America and the Amazon Basin. Mainly feed on shrubs, vines, seedlings and leaves, bark, reeds and fruits, but also steal melons and roots from farmland.

3. Mountain tapir

Mountain tapirs, also known as Andean tapirs, hairy tapirs and mountain tapirs, inhabit subtropical forests ranging from 2000 to 3800 meters above sea level. It mainly feeds on shrubs, ferns, succulent plant stems, leaves, melons and fruits. They usually breed every other year and have no fixed breeding period.

In addition, Chinese and American tapirs and Kapomani tapirs are also tapirs, and reproduction is also viviparous, which means that the time of reproduction may be slightly different.