"Scotch," a Baird's tapir
at the Santa Barbara Zoo,
Santa Barbara, California, USA

Tapir - Baird's tapir, Scotch, at the Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara, California, USA

Tapir photo by Sheryl Todd, about 1990

This Baird's tapir was photographed in the Santa Barbara Zoo about 1990. Unfortunately the film sat undeveloped for a few years and the picture turned green. In any event, it clearly shows white bands between the hooves and the upper part of the toes. In 1951, L.S. Crandall noted whitish bands of skin above the hooves in the Mountain tapir. I don't remember the white being typical of all Baird's tapirs.

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"Scotch," a Baird's tapirat the Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara, California, USA

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"Scotch," a Baird's tapir
at the Santa Barbara Zoo,
Santa Barbara, California, USA

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