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Order : Perissodactyla
The members of the order of Perissodactyla all have an odd number of toes on their hooves. Living members are from the families Equidae (horses, asses, zebra's), Tapiridae (tapirs) and Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceroses). If you are interested in extinct species, about 10 million years after the dinosaurs died out, the order of Perissodactyla began to rise, with bizarre species like the Chalicothere or check out this giant extinct rhino (twice the size of an elephant).
Featured members are:
- the donkey
- the horse
- the zebra
- the brazillian tapir
- the white rhinoceros
- the black rhinoceros
- the indian rhinoceros
Animals in the order Perissodactyla |
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| White rhinoceros |
| Sumatran rhinoceros |
| Black rhinoceros |
| Kiang |
| Quagga |
| Mountain zebra |
| Javan rhinoceros |
| Indian rhinoceros |
| Brazilian tapir or South American tapir |
Facts about the order Perissodactyla, the horses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs
about Mammalia Perissodactyla is based on the Open Directory Project and has been modified. (Full text)
ADAPTATIONS: The body shape of tapirs is somewhat comical to our human eyes, but suits the tapir's life-style very well. (Full text)
Another way keepers offer enrichment for the tapirs is to throw pieces of apple in their exhibit pool. (Full text)
The following are the leading characteristics by means of which the sub-order Perissodactyla is distinguished from the rtiodactyla. (Full text)
Tapirs are shy, reclusive rainforest animals that live in nearly any wooded or grassy habitat with a permanent supply of water. (Full text)
The dental formula of tapirs is similar to that of the equids: 3/3, 1/1, 4/3-4, and 3/3 for a total of 42-44 teeth. (Full text)
Tapirs are among the most primitive large mammals in the world today. (Full text)
order Perissodactyla is mentioned in the following topics: AncylopodaBaird's Tapir baluchitherium (mammal)Black Rhinoceros Brazilian TapirBrontotheriidae (Full text)
Perissodactyla is mentioned in the following topics: AardvarkAfrosoricida AncylopodaBaird's Tapir baluchitherium (mammal)bat (Full text)
Another problem for tapirs is their large size, which makes them a popular meal item for local peoples. (Full text)
Habits and distribution Tapirs are browsers, and the series of transverse shearing blades (lophs) on their cheek teeth are adapted for chewing fruit, leaves, twigs and vines. (Full text)
Which of the followings about tapirs is correct? (Full text)
1 Tapirs are like the offspring of pigs and elephants. (Full text)
Although tapirs are land animals, they spend a lot time in water and mud; they are excellent swimmers. (Full text)
The gestation period for tapirs is 13 months and baby tapirs stay with their mothers for about two years. (Full text)
1 Tapirus terrestris (Amazonian tapir) Tapirs are primitive members of the Perissodactyla and the only native representatives of this order in American wildlife. (Full text)
Products: Subsistence hunting of tapirs is intense, second only to Tayassu pecari in terms of the amount of meat consumed by indigenous peoples and others living in the South American forests (Tables 6 and 10). (Full text)
Tapirs are among the most primitive of the larger animals in the world--they've changed little in 20 million years. (Full text)
about Mammalia Perissodactyla is based on the Open Directory Project and has been modified and powered by FarODP Free Online Games | Mesothelioma | Free Dating Sites | (Full text)
Although tapirs are often mistaken for pigs and anteaters, they're in the odd-toed hooved animal family (perissodactyls), as are the horse and rinocerous. (Full text)
The Tapir Gallery ~ The World of Tapirs is the official Web site of the Tapir Preservation Fund. (Full text)
" ~ George Schaller All tapirs are endangered species. (Full text)
It's often said that tapirs are "docile," but they may also throw tantrums, during which they will sometimes gnash and bite. (Full text)
The aril of the nutmeg Virola oleifera, also eaten by lowland tapirs, is 23% lipids, 1. (Full text)
you know what a Perissodactyla is? (Full text)
The following information about projects involving tapirs is necessarily incomplete, but it shows an increasing interest in these endangered species that is essential for their conservation. (Full text)
1. Perissodactyla, order Perissodactyla -- (nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms)Perissodactyla
order Perissodactyla
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