Do you prefer Monkeys or Tapirs when you go to the zoo?[views:2411][posts:9][poll! to vote:click here] to view:click here] ___________________________________ [Jul 15,2005 11:31am - litacore ""] IF you go to the zoo they may also be in your workplace:spineyes: |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 15,2005 11:48am - paganmegan ""] Haha what the hell are tapirs? have you ever seen those giant rodent thingys? |
| ___________________________________________ [Jul 15,2005 11:49am - largefreakatzero ""] Do tapirs publicly masturbate like monkeys do? If not, I choose monkeys. If yes, I am hopelessly torn. |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 15,2005 11:54am - litacore ""] [img] tapir (tā´pr) , nocturnal, herbivorous mammal, genus Tapirus, of the jungles of Central and South America and SE Asia. The tapir is somewhat piglike in appearance; however, it is not related to the pig, but to the horse and the rhinoceros, with which it forms the order of odd-toed hoofed mammals. The body of the tapir is rounded and covered with sparse fur. Its snout is long and flexible. The legs are short and end in broad feet with hoofed toes; there are four toes on the front feet and five on the hind feet. Tapirs live in dense forest, browsing by night on leaves and twigs. Usually found near water, they swim well and drink a great deal. They often take to water when threatened and can crash through thick underbrush with great speed. The Asian tapir, Tapirus indicus, of Malaya and Sumatra, is black with a white saddle extending over the rump. The adult is about 3 ft (90 cm) high at the shoulder and 6 to 8 ft (180—240 cm) long; it weighs about 400 lb (180 kg). There are three New World species. The South American tapir, T. terrestris, inhabits marshy lowlands from Colombia to N Argentina. The adult, similar in size to the Asian species, is a uniform dark brown, but the young is conspicuously striped and spotted. The Central American tapir, T. bairdi, is similarly colored but almost as large as a donkey. It is found in undisturbed rain forests from S Mexico to NW South America; because of the continuous elimination of this habitat the existence of this species is threatened. The mountain tapir, T. pinchaque, is found at high altitudes in the Andes Mts. and has thick, black fur. Tapirs were widely distributed in tropical regions until the Pleistocene epoch, when most species became extinct. They are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Perissodactyla, family Tapiridae. |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 15,2005 12:04pm - litacore ""] I'll bet the votes for Tapirs are gonna skyrocket now. |
| ___________________________________________ [Jul 15,2005 12:12pm - largefreakatzero ""] That's pleasantly disgusting! But, my vote goes to monkeys -- I'm a big fan. |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 15,2005 12:17pm - litacore ""] you know the beginning prehistoric sequence of "2001: A Space Odyssey"? when the monkey first learns to use the bone as a weapon, the first to die are the tapirs. FACT! |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 15,2005 1:39pm - yodaslab ""] monkeys rule, though they would bite the hell out of you, at least they move around can entertain, here in florida we got the lowry park zoo were the orangotangs are famous for thorowing rocks and shit at people, as well as dreadlocking their own hair, pretty cool |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 15,2005 1:55pm - MikeGore ""] CUDDLEY BABY TAPIRS! |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 15,2005 2:42pm - DeOdiumMortis ""] I've always hated monkeys. Mostly because of people putting them on TV and thinking they're funny. They're about as cool as a fart joke. Tapirs it is. |