This (Baird's) Tapir in the brush may look like a funny pig, but is actually related to both the horse and the rhinoceros! And--tapirs have been around a VERY long time (tens of millions of years). Now, however, they are endangered.

Like pigs, they like to wallow in the mud, and are also terrific swimmers and divers (for aquatic plants
to eat).

Because the tapir requires a very large area of wild, undisturbed habitat,
it is the official LOGO of the
Monteverde Conservation
League.

some more tapir information

Anteater

Boa

Tapir

Motmot

Howler Monkey

tapir in the brush

photo by Steve Winter ........ Courtesy of National Geographic

Leafcutter Ants

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