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Tapir No. 5 (Ooooah)!

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Until recently, the world as we know it harbored 4 extant species of tapir: 3 in Central/South American and 1 in Asia.  Now, scientists have upped the grand total to 5 with the discovery of Tapirus kabomani in the grasslands and forests of Columbia and Brazil.

Read more at the link at Sci-News:

http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-tapirus-kabomani-new-species-tapir-01625.html

Kristen E. Strubberg is the Editor-in-Chief for TGNR. Kristen founded TGNR in 2013 - seeking to create a high quality platform for original, eclectic and substantive positive news journalism by attracting expert contributors in many varying subjects. Kristen also works as a clinical medical researcher in Cardiology, with an original background in Neuroscience. Her passion for science has translated to her science-fiction specialization, with her highly adept published insights into the best of sci-fi’s popular culture. Kristen has served as TGNR’s Editor-in-Chief since 2013.

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