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|BRAZIL| Mutation of Tapir is discovered in Brazil! |
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by Luiz Bispo | 17-08-2015 13:18
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What kinds of animal do you like? I am lucky to live in Brazil because I have many opportunities to see various animals, which are discovered only in Brazil. In particular, there is unique animal named Tapir that usually live in Central and South America. They look like pig but have trunk which plays a role in grabbing braches or tastes fruit like elephants. Interestingly, they are related to horse.
There are five species of tapirs one of them is the Brazilian tapir. They are found near water and good swimmer. The height is about 2m and dark brown in color. In addition to that, they are active at night while spending their day time on resting among thick vegetation.
However, one photographer in Brazil discovered the very rare Albino Tapir in a protected area of southeastern Brazil's Atlantic rain forest. This tapir have lack of pigments and white fur and pink eyes.
This surprising discovery has a further significance. The number of tapirs has decreased dramatically by hunting and deforestation. Especially, in Brazil, 85% of the Atlantic rain forest has been damaged. Therefore, finding the different kinds of tapirs are meaningful in threaten conditions.
The existence of tapir is also important in the forest ecosystem. They are well known for dropping their seeds to deposit by roaming the areas.
The photographer who took this mutation said, "The threatened Atlantic Forest can still hold many surprises for science"
He is right. Even though a lot of animals have been threatened and environment has been suffering from human self- interest, we can still find the hope. That?s why we are here and make an effort to improve our property, environment.
Source : NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
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An interesting animal Tapir. Looks like Baby elephant. We are responsible of destruction of so many beautiful & harmless creatures. It is so sad & must be stopped.
Well reported Luiz.
Posted 19-08-2015 02:46
Luiz: Thanks for introducing this lovely animal "Tapir". I wonder when will people understand to respect and love these creatures. We must live and let them live. Why should we destroy their habitats for our selfish motives. How would we feel if someone destroys our home. It's really sad that human exploitation is damaging the biodiversity which is the beauty of nature.
Thanks for an interesting report , Luiz.
Posted 18-08-2015 04:36
Ritika! Thanks so much for the comment! I am glad on introducing to you! Lets keep working green! =D
Posted 18-08-2015 02:56
Harmanjot, in fact if people do not change their behaviour, our planet will lose life completely! We should create sustainable strategies of development! Thanks for the commment! =)
Posted 18-08-2015 02:55
Bindu!! Indeed the animal is lovely! I am happy that I could introduce a new one for you! =) Thanks for the comment!
Posted 18-08-2015 02:53
Urmila, it is my pleasure to show up about Brazil's biodiversity. I am glad you liked it. Thanks for the comment!
Posted 18-08-2015 02:51
Alina, hopefully the world will be mobilized to protect the forest! Thanks for the comment! =)
Posted 18-08-2015 02:49
Aksana!!! =) yes, it is lovely. #LetsMakeTheChange. Thanks for the comment!
Posted 18-08-2015 02:48
Have heard first time about such species..wonderful..
Posted 18-08-2015 01:43
What an interesting creature-Tapir.I was not aware of it earlier.Thanks for adding to my knowledge.But ,as mentioned in the report,Tapir and many other creatures are on the verge of extinction due to human activities.We must make sure that we do no harm to all the beautiful creatures of nature.
Posted 17-08-2015 19:02
Wow! I didn't knew about Tapir earlier. It is saddening to know that the population of Tapir is highly diminished due to human causes. Hope that scientists discover more varieties of Tapir and also new strategies to conserve these wonderful creatures.
Thank you for introducing us to Tapir dear Luiz :)
Posted 17-08-2015 16:10
Tapir!! an animal of such an interest. It's a new topic for me. Thanks for posting this article.
Posted 17-08-2015 15:00
Interesting article Luiz!!
Amazed to know about Tapir's ,it's the first time I heard about them.Ofcourse,the Amazon forest is home to mosaic of Bio-diversity but it's condition is dissapointing.
Hope that these Albino's will grow in number and we dont have to lose them.Thanks for sharing.:)
Posted 17-08-2015 14:13
Tapir!! such a lovely creature! rightly concluded we are here to make an effort! Thanks for sharing Luiz :)
Posted 17-08-2015 14:12