The tapir (/ˈteɪpər/ TAY-pər)[1] is a large, herbivorous mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile nose trunk. Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South and Central America, with one species inhabiting Southeast Asia.
Follow the journey of giant beasts and the ancestors of humans across the Middle Pleistocene to the Chalcolithic across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Polynesia.
