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Some Brazilian natives claim that ground tapir hooves cure epilepsy.
Tapirs have elaborate mating rituals which include chases, mock fights and high-pitched squealing. Malay legend says that God made the tapir from odds and ends after all the other animals were created. Tapirs use their trunks much like elephants do, and it helps them locate and examine food. Baby tapirs have stripes to help camoflauge them from predators, but they go away as the animal gets older and its adult coat grows in.