Vero tapir (SciiFii)

A vero tapir (Tapirus veroensis) is a species of tapir that originally lived in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, and Tennessee during the Pleistocene and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced to Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Kansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and eastern Texas to help boost biodiversity. It is very similar to the mountain tapir of South America, but with a short mane and with a coat of reddish-brown fur. It is a rather large tapir that can grow on average of around 7 feet (2 meters) long, 3.8 (1.8 meters) tall, and weigh about 300 kilograms (770 lbs). The vero tapir is a herbivore that primarily feeds on the forest and swamp vegetation. Like most tapirs, it is a solitary animal that spends most of its entire life alone except during the breeding seasons. The conservation status of the vero tapir is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the vero tapir's wide natural range, and its tolerance level towards human activities similar to those of whitetail/mule deer, allowing it to survive and flourish in parts of cities and suburbs.
Category:Animals
Category:Species
Category:SciiFii