President of Bob Jones University talks about challenges ahead. When Bob Jones University named Steve Pettit as its fifth president in May, it found a new leader for the school who had unique connections to the Greenville-based conservative Christian universityâs network of churches and families. By NATHANIEL CARY - Greenville News. Google+.
By Liz Ballenger and Phil Myers. The family Tapiridae contains tapirs. They are placed in one genus, Tapirus, with four species. Three of these species live in South America, ranging from southern Mexico through central America to Venezuela, and south to Paraguay and Brazil.he fourth species, the Malayan tapir, inhabits Burma and Thailand south to Malaya and Sumatra. Tapirs are shy, reclusive rainforest animals that live in nearly any wooded or grassy habitat with a permanent supply of water. They have also been found in dry deciduous forests and mountain forests.
Tapirs are mammals which are often confused with hippos, anteaters and capybaras. Their closest living relatives are odd-toed ungulates (hoofed animals), horses and rhinos. There are four living species of tapir: Baird's tapir Lowland tapir Mountain tapir Malayan tapir.apirs are herbivores best suited to primary or old growth secondary forest, and their reproduction is slower than most mammal species due to a long gestation period (13 months) and to the fact that there is only one offspring per gestation. Tapir Habitat Range. Note that ranges are an illustrated approximation.