Tapir

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Red Yaguarete
Tapir, Anta or Mborevi (Tapirus terrestris) is the largest land mammal in South America: its weight ranges from 150 and 300 kg. and a dam from the Yaguareté.

Threatened by habitat loss and especially hunting for its meat, in Argentina it is considered Vulnerable.

However, it finds excellent shelters in El Impenetrable National Parks (Chaco) and Baritu (Salta), where this photo was taken and in the provinces Esmeralda and Urugua-í (Misiones).

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