FMNH 28273
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Description: Case Label. American Tapir, Tapirus terrestris, Hall 16 diorama. 3 animals, two adults and one partially grown young represented at mid-day under the shade of a tree at the edge of a grassy swamp. Painted scene of southwestern Brazil, open marsh and scattered clumps of small trees with a slender palm. In the tree above them, partly concealed by foliage, is a large blue macaw bird. Specimens obtained by Colin C. Sanborn, taxidermy by Julius Friesser, background by Charles A. Corwin.FM Catalog: MammalsCatalog Subset: SpecimenScientific Name: Tapirus terrestris terrestrisPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: PerissodactylaFamily: TapiridaeGenus: TapirusSpecies: terrestrisSubspecies: terrestrisField #: 54080Collector: C. C. SanbornCollection No.: FMNH-Mammals-1679Geography: South America, Brazil, Mato Grosso, 142m: Descalvado (=Descalvados Ranch). [LL]DWc Country: BrazilDate Collected: 2 Aug 1927Preparations: skin,mountedTissue Available?: NoCo-ordinates Available?: YesSex: MaleSex: MaleEMu IRN: 2527499OccurenceID: b5e0ea1f-11f9-4188-8155-79fdae6e9273Measurements:Measurement taken Kind Feature Value Unit
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