Malayan Tapir
Malayan Tapir | |||
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マレーバク | |||
Character Data | |||
Romaji | Marē Baku
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Debut | Kemono Friends (2015 Game) | ||
Animal Data | |||
Scientific Name | Tapirus indicus
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Distribution | Malaysia
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Diet | Herbivore
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Avg. Lifespan | 30 years
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Read More | Malayan Tapir
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Conservation | |||
Malayan Tapir | Anime | Festival | Pavilion | KF3 (V2) | Nexon Game | Stage Play | Gallery |
The Malayan Tapir is a type of Friend that first appeared in the 2015 Nexon Mobile Game and the anime for a short amount of time.
Appearance
Tapir has long black hair with small round ears and dark brown eyes. She wears a black sweater and shorts,under a white ruffled corset. She also wears white gloves, black tights and black and white shoes.
Series Appearances
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Minor Appearances
Kemono Friends Picross
Malayan Tapir appears in a puzzle of Kemono Friends Picross where the player can obtain a picture of the friend by solving a puzzle.
In Real Life
Malayan tapirs are located in southeast Asia, in countries such as Thailand and Burma. They can also be found on the island of Sumatra. Malayan tapirs inhabit the forests and tropical rainforests of these countries, and often will remain near sources of water such as streams or rivers.
The diet consists of leaves, buds, growing twigs, bark and herbs. Although they are selective browsers, they feed on more than 122 species of plants and do not concentrate feeding in any particular location. Tigers and leopards are the major natural predators of Malayan tapirs. However, they are not often preyed upon.
Although generally considered solitary, nocturnal animals, Malayan tapirs are more tolerant of conspecifics and demonstrate crepuscular rather than completely nocturnal activity in undisturbed forests. They may form groups in times of food shortage. In captivity, personalities vary from solitary to social and from tame to aggressive. They are agile, can run quickly, and are capable of climbing over small vertical barriers.
References
http://www.theanimalspot.com/malayantapir.htm
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Tapirus_indicus/