Key Identification Features
- A distinct white band encircles the lips, though this band can vary in how far it extends; white bands also typically run along the upper surface of the ears.
- The young’s distinctive immature coat color and patterning fades after about one year, but the mother continues caring for her young until it is around 18 months old.
- kabomani as a distinct unit is questionable and little information exists about its habits and distribution.
- Tapirs mark their territories by spraying urine on plants, and they often travel along distinct paths that they have bulldozed through dense undergrowth.
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