California tapir (SciiFii)

The California tapir (Tapirus californicus) is a species of tapir that originally inhabited North America during the Pleistocene and was once extinct about 13,000 years ago, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced to the modern swamps, forests, open woodlands, and grasslands of California and Oregon to help boost biodiversity. Like other perissodactyls, tapirs originated in North America and lived on the North American continent for most of the Cenozoic Era. The California tapir, like most extant tapirs, is a largely solitary animal, and inhabits primarily the coastal regions of California and Oregon, preferring forested environments and grasslands near rivers and lakes. Its maximum weight is about 225 kg (496 lb) and the body length is 140 cm (4.6 ft). Like all modern tapirs, the California tapir has a fleshy, prehensile snout used for gripping vegetation. It is herbivorous, and its diet consists of shrubs, leaves, aquatic plants, fruits, and seeds. The California tapir is often prey to smilodon, dire wolves, American lions and other predators. The conservation status of the California tapir is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the California 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:SciiFii
Category:Mammals
Category:Cenozoic Park