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 elusive, friendly and mostly nocturnal. Since 1865, there have been four known species of tapirâone in Asia and three in Central and South America. This new find is number five.The tapir species is new to science, but has been known to and hunted by tribes in the Amazon rainforests of Colombia and Brazil for millennia.ince 1865, there have been four known species of tapirâone in Asia and three in Central and South America. This new find is number five. The tapir species is new to science, but has been known to and hunted by tribes in the Amazon rainforests of Colombia and Brazil for millennia.