American Tapir

Description: American Tapir, Tapirus terrestris, Hall 16 diorama. 3 animals, two adults and one partially grown young represented at midday 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 August 21, 1927. Taxidermy by Julius Friesser, background by Charles A. Corwin.
Attribution: (c) Field Museum of Natural History
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Department(s)
  • Library
  • Photo Archives
  • Zoology
Subject(s)
  • ISL2021
Creator(s)
  • Photographer: Charles H. Carpenter : Field Museum of Natural History
Date: Circa 1932
Physical Size and Format: 8x10 in. b/w negative
Citation: https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/dda7578c-11a8-4e70-8e6c-3cf87f7c552f (accessed on 04 May 2024)
Media File URL: http://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/1707/944/CSZ75088.jpg
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American Tapir, Tapirus terrestris, Hall 16 diorama. 3 animals, two adults and one partially grown young represented at midday 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 August 21, 1927. Taxidermy by Julius Friesser, background by Charles A. Corwin.
IRN: 1707944
GUID: dda7578c-11a8-4e70-8e6c-3cf87f7c552f