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.
South American Tapir Scientific Name: Tapirus terrestris The South American tapir or the Brazilian tapir is the second largest mammal in South America, second to its cousin, the Bairdâs Tapir.There are four species of tapir in the world and three of them reside in South and Central America.Tapirs are related to horses and rhinoceroses, not pigs or anteaters, as people commonly think. They share the same type of feet â having hooves on the ends of their legs â and animals like these are known as ungulates.The South American tapir is found in lowland regions around Northern and Central South America.here are four species of tapir in the world and three of them reside in South and Central America. Tapirs are related to horses and rhinoceroses, not pigs or anteaters, as people commonly think. They share the same type of feet â having hooves on the ends of their legs â and animals like these are known as ungulates.