Name: Giraffe tapir
Scientific name: Giraffatapirus giganticus
Type: Mammal
Diet: Herbivore
Family: Tapiridae
Social structure: Giraffe tapirs are social animals, living in large herds up to hundreds due to many predators around. Herds are led by dominant males that protects the herds from predators.
Preferred habitat: Alpine meadows, moorlands, jungles, tropical grasslands, river valleys, lowlands, temperate forests, savannas, bamboo forests, scrublands, wetlands, marshlands, scrublands, floodplains, arctic and tundra regions, prairies, temperate grasslands and alpine grasslands.
Bio: Giraffe tapirs are large, herd-dwelling, giraffe-like species of tapirs native to Exotic Island. They are descendants of several groups of Baird's tapirs, South American tapirs, Malayan tapirs and mountain tapirs that were brought to Exotic Island and hybridized with each other, forming a new species. They grew larger than their ancestors due to the nuclear radiation. Their ancestors also managed to survive the nuclear radiation and became larger than their ancestors, about the size of a giraffe and more bulkier than their ancestors due to many predators around. They filled the similar ecological niche of giraffes. These tapirs also managed to survive the nuclear radiation. They are found throughout the alpine meadows, moorlands, jungles, tropical grasslands, river valleys, lowlands, temperate forests, savannas, bamboo forests, scrublands, wetlands, marshlands, scrublands, floodplains, arctic and tundra regions, prairies, temperate grasslands and alpine grasslands of Exotic Island. Giraffe tapirs are social animals, living in large herds up to hundreds due to many predators around. Herds are led by dominant males that protects the herds from predators, especially predatory dinosaurs and few others. Their only natural predators that are capable of bringing down these herbivores are mostly tyrannosaurs, swamp dragons and Komodo rexes.
