South American Tapir ( Tapirus indicus )

This is taken in Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysore

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WildFlower

Lion

Surprisingly, this seems to be a South American tapir - the Malayan Tapir has a white back.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6KbyTKxXKSM/S_SlAiggrsI/AAAAAAAAAuo/Yb3tb-_O2JQ/s1600/tapirs.jpg
Here's a list of locations where this species is found
http://www.zooinstitutes.com/zoosrating/animal.asp?name=273 Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
1. Sunil R Agadi
  
  Lion
  
  Yes Clarie, you are right. I too checked it in google, it was most similar to South American Tapir, since this is a zoo animal, I hope they imported it here. We have many species where Zoo authorities export and import animals. And thank you for providing the additional informations. Posted 11 years ago

The South American tapir

The South American tapir, Brazilian tapir, lowland tapir or "anta", is one of four species in the tapir family, along with the mountain, the Malayan, and the Baird's tapirs. It is the second-largest land mammal in South America, after the Baird's tapir.

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Similar species: Odd-toed Ungulates

Species identified by WildFlower

By Sunil R Agadi

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Uploaded Nov 26, 2013. Captured Jan 15, 2012 14:07 in Siddhartha Nagar, Lakshmipuram, Mysuru, Karnataka, India.

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Canon PowerShot S5 IS
f/3.5
1/202s
ISO80
26.8mm

Captured in the winter. More winter photos.